Hebrew · H5019

נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר

Nebukadnetstsar (or - retstsar , or - retstsor ), king of Babylon

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נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּרH5019
Pronunciationnĕbûkadĕneʾṣar

What does נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (nĕbûkadĕneʾṣar) mean in the Bible?

נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (nĕbûkadĕneʾṣar) is a Hebrew word meaning "Nebukadnetstsar (or - retstsar , or - retstsor ), king of Babylon".

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What does נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (nĕbûkadĕneʾṣar) mean in the Bible?

נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (nĕbûkadĕneʾṣar) is a Hebrew word meaning "Nebukadnetstsar (or - retstsar , or - retstsor ), king of Babylon".

How does the BSB render H5019?

The BSB source-word alignment has 58 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Nebuchadnezzar (32), of Nebuchadnezzar (10), by Nebuchadnezzar (3), in Nebuchadnezzar’s (2), of Nebuchadnezzar’s (2).

Where does נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (nĕbûkadĕneʾṣar) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 24:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (36), 2 Kings (6), 2 Chronicles (4), Daniel (4).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Nebuchadnezzar32×2 Kings 24:1, 2 Kings 25:1, 2 Kings 25:22, 2 Chronicles 36:10
of Nebuchadnezzar10×2 Kings 24:10, 1 Chronicles 6:15, Jeremiah 25:1, Jeremiah 28:11
by NebuchadnezzarNehemiah 7:6, Esther 2:6, Jeremiah 46:2
in Nebuchadnezzar’sJeremiah 52:29, Jeremiah 52:30
of Nebuchadnezzar’s2 Kings 25:8, Jeremiah 52:12
to NebuchadnezzarJeremiah 22:25, Ezekiel 29:19
And Nebuchadnezzar2 Kings 24:11
Nebuchadnezzar also2 Chronicles 36:7
Now NebuchadnezzarJeremiah 39:11
of hisDaniel 2:1
Then Nebuchadnezzar2 Chronicles 36:6
was NebuchadnezzarJeremiah 50:17
when NebuchadnezzarJeremiah 34:1
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row2 Kings 24:1
Aligned rows58
Books represented9
2 Kings61 Chronicles12 Chronicles4Ezra1Nehemiah1Esther1Jeremiah36Ezekiel4Daniel4
Source forms
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר6xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣarJeremiah 21:2, Jeremiah 22:25, Jeremiah 35:11, Jeremiah 37:1
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר4xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣarJeremiah 21:7, Jeremiah 24:1, Jeremiah 52:12, Ezekiel 29:18
נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר3xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar2 Chronicles 36:6, 2 Chronicles 36:7, Esther 2:6
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר3xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣarJeremiah 39:5, Jeremiah 44:30, Ezekiel 26:7
נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר2xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar2 Kings 24:11, Jeremiah 27:6
נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙2xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar2 Chronicles 36:13, Jeremiah 27:20
נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר2xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣarJeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 29:21
נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר2xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣarJeremiah 32:28, Jeremiah 46:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular52x2 Kings 24:1, 2 Kings 24:10, 2 Kings 24:11, 2 Kings 25:1
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular5xJeremiah 25:1, Jeremiah 32:1, Jeremiah 52:29, Jeremiah 52:30
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xJeremiah 34:1
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