What does נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5020
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר
Nebuchadnezzar.
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נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר H5020
What does נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר mean in the Bible?
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר is a Hebrew word meaning "Nebuchadnezzar.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5020?
The BSB source-word alignment has 33 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Nebuchadnezzar (27), . . . (2), and Nebuchadnezzar (1), by Nebuchadnezzar (1), O Nebuchadnezzar (1).
Where does נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 2:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (28), Ezra (4), Jeremiah (1).
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 Nebuchadnezzar 27× Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Jeremiah 49:28, Daniel 2:28
. . . 2× Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:3
and Nebuchadnezzar 1× Daniel 3:14
by Nebuchadnezzar 1× Ezra 2:1
O Nebuchadnezzar 1× Daniel 3:16
of Nebuchadnezzar 1× Ezra 5:12
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 2:1 נְבוּכַדְנֶצּוֹר to by Nebuchadnezzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 5:12 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר to of Nebuchadnezzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 5:14 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר to Nebuchadnezzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 6:5 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר to Nebuchadnezzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Jeremiah 49:28 נְבוּכַדְרֶאצּוֹר to Nebuchadnezzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 2:28 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר to Nebuchadnezzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 2:46 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ to Nebuchadnezzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 3:1 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר to Nebuchadnezzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 3:2 וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר to Nebuchadnezzar Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 3:2 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר to . . . Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 2:1
Aligned rows 33
Books represented 3
Ezra 4 Jeremiah 1 Daniel 28
Source forms
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר 6x nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar Daniel 3:1, Daniel 3:3, Daniel 3:24, Daniel 4:1
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר 4x nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar Ezra 5:12, Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר 4x nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar Ezra 5:14, Daniel 3:26, Daniel 4:4, Daniel 4:37
נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר 2x nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar Daniel 2:28, Daniel 3:16
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר 2x nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar Daniel 3:19, Daniel 4:34
נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ 2x nə·ḇu·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar Daniel 3:14, Daniel 5:11
וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר 1x ū·nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar Daniel 3:2
לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר 1x lin·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar Daniel 3:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 30x Ezra 2:1, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Daniel 3:9, Daniel 5:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Daniel 3:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Nebuchadnezzar.
Source Gloss
Nebuchadnezzar.
Word Origins
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain