The meaning of “נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר”
Understanding Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or נְבֻּכַדְנֶאצַּר Nᵉbukadneʼtstsar (neb-oo-kadnets-tsar'); (2 Kings 24:1,10), or נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר Nᵉbûwkadnetstsar (neb...
נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר
or נְבֻּכַדְנֶאצַּר Nᵉbukadneʼtstsar (neb-oo-kadnets-tsar'); (2 Kings 24:1,10), or נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר Nᵉbûwkadnetstsar (neb-oo-kad-nets-tsar'); (Esther 2:6; Daniel 1:18), or נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר Nᵉbûwkadreʼtstsar (neb-oo-kad-rets-tsar'); or נְבוּכַדְרֶאצּוֹר Nᵉbûwkadreʼtstsôwr (neb-oo-kadrets-tsore'); (Ezra 2:1; Jeremiah 49:28), or foreign derivation Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar. - § Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar = "may Nebo protect the crown" - Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon 1) the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 25:1 | “And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.” Word: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:15 | “And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.” Word: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar) | |
| 2 Chronicles 36:10 | “And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.” Word: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar) | |
| Ezra 2:1 | “Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;” Word: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar) | |
| Nehemiah 7:6 | “These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;” Word: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar) |