נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר
𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤍𐤑𐤓
Nevukhadenetsar
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebu-kadnetstsar: Proper name designating a Neo-Babylonian royal figure, specifically Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon in the early 6th century BCE. Used as the name of the Babylonian monarch who conquered Jerusalem and exiled the Judahite population. The name means 'Nabu, protect (or defend) the boundary/firstborn' or possibly 'Nabu, preserve my inheritance/offspring,' reflecting invocation of the Babylonian deity Nabu and royal titulary traditions.
Daniel 4:28 · Word #11
Lexicon H5020
| Lemma | נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤍𐤑𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Nevukhadenetsar |
| Strong's | H5020 |
| Definition | Nebu-kadnetstsar: Proper name designating a Neo-Babylonian royal figure, specifically Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon in the early 6th century BCE. Used as the name of the Babylonian monarch who conquered Jerusalem and exiled the Judahite population. The name means 'Nabu, protect (or defend) the boundary/firstborn' or possibly 'Nabu, preserve my inheritance/offspring,' reflecting invocation of the Babylonian deity Nabu and royal titulary traditions. |
Morphology ANp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Nebuchadnezzar |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5020-02
Nebu-kadnetstsar
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun; personal name of a foreign king. |
| Rendering Rationale | This form is a masculine singular proper name (HNp) borrowed from Akkadian. The rendering preserves the phonetic shape of the foreign royal name rather than imposing a Hebrew root meaning, reflecting its status as a loanword. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Nevukhadenetsar
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to Nebu-kadnetstsar |
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