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נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר

𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤍𐤑𐤓

Nevukhadenetsar

H5020 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (loanword; original root meanings from Akkadian: Nabu [Babylonian deity], protect, boundary/firstborn)

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.

Semantic Range

Nebuchadnezzar (king of Babylon), foreign king, royal title, symbolic of foreign imperial rule or exile.

Root / Etymology

Borrowed from Imperial Aramaic and ultimately from Akkadian 'Nabû-kudurri-uṣur,' meaning 'O Nabu, protect the boundary/firstborn.' Derived from the elements נְבוּ (Nebu, representing the god Nabu), כַּד (from Akkadian kudurri, 'boundary, landmark'), and נֶצַּר (from Akkadian uṣur, 'protect'). The root meanings are not intrinsic to Hebrew but come from loanword adaptation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר appears in post-monarchic and exilic texts describing the Babylonian king who played a central role in the conquest and destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of Judahites (notably in 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, Daniel, and Ezekiel). The spelling fluctuates between נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר (with final -צַר) and נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר (with -ראצַּר). The honorific 'king of Babylon' often accompanies the name. While English translations typically render the name as 'Nebuchadnezzar,' the original pronunciation and etymology center on Babylonian royal and religious ideologies. The term became emblematic of imperial power and foreign domination in later Israelite and Judean remembrance. It is not a native Hebrew name but a loanword reflecting historical contact and official record-keeping under foreign rule.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר; {Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}; Nebuchadnezzar.

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Root Family

נבו־כדר־נצר (loanword; ultimately Akkadian Nabû-kudurri-uṣur) (Nabû-kudurri-uṣur) — Nabu (deity), protect, boundary, firstborn, inheritance

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5020-02 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר nevukhadenetsar ANp Nebuchadnezzar Nebu-kadnetstsar 29
H5020-01 לִ/נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר linevukhadenetsar AR/Np to Nebuchadnezzar to Nebu-kadnetstsar 2
H5020-03 נבוכדנצור nvvkhdntsvr HNp Nebuchadnezzar Nebu-kadnetstsar 1
H5020-04 וּ/נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר unevukhadenetsar AC/Np And Nebuchadnezzar And Nebu-protects-boundary 1

Occurrences in Scripture

33 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5020-02 Daniel 2:28 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר nevukhadenetsar ANp Nebuchadnezzar Nebu-kadnetstsar
H5020-02 Daniel 2:46 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ nevukhadenetsar ANp Nebuchadnezzar Nebu-kadnetstsar
H5020-02 Daniel 3:1 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר nevukhadenetsar ANp Nebuchadnezzar Nebu-kadnetstsar
H5020-04 Daniel 3:2 וּ/נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר unevukhadenetsar AC/Np And Nebuchadnezzar And Nebu-protects-boundary
H5020-02 Daniel 3:2 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר nevukhadenetsar ANp Nebuchadnezzar Nebu-kadnetstsar
H5020-02 Daniel 3:3 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר nevukhadenetsar ANp Nebuchadnezzar Nebu-kadnetstsar
H5020-02 Daniel 3:3 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּֽר nevukhadenetsar-2 ANp Nebuchadnezzar Nebu-kadnetstsar
H5020-02 Daniel 3:5 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר nevukhadenetsar ANp Nebuchadnezzar Nebu-kadnetstsar
H5020-02 Daniel 3:7 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר nevukhadenetsar ANp Nebuchadnezzar Nebu-kadnetstsar
H5020-01 Daniel 3:9 לִ/נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר linevukhadenetsar AR/Np to Nebuchadnezzar to Nebu-kadnetstsar
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