What does נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5020
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר
Nebuchadnezzar.
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נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרH5020
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 ItNebuchadnezzar27×Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Jeremiah 49:28, Daniel 2:28
. . .2×Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:3
and Nebuchadnezzar1×Daniel 3:14
by Nebuchadnezzar1×Ezra 2:1
O Nebuchadnezzar1×Daniel 3:16
of Nebuchadnezzar1×Ezra 5:12
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Ezra 2:1נְבוּכַדְנֶצּוֹרtoby NebuchadnezzarNoun - proper - masculine singularEzra 5:12נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רtoof NebuchadnezzarNoun - proper - masculine singularEzra 5:14נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רtoNebuchadnezzarNoun - proper - masculine singularEzra 6:5נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רtoNebuchadnezzarNoun - proper - masculine singularJeremiah 49:28נְבוּכַדְרֶאצּוֹרtoNebuchadnezzarNoun - proper - masculine singularDaniel 2:28נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רtoNebuchadnezzarNoun - proper - masculine singularDaniel 2:46נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙toNebuchadnezzarNoun - proper - masculine singularDaniel 3:1נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רtoNebuchadnezzarNoun - proper - masculine singularDaniel 3:2וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רtoNebuchadnezzarConjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularDaniel 3:2נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רto. . .Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowEzra 2:1
Aligned rows33
Books represented3
Ezra4Jeremiah1Daniel28
Source forms
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר6xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarDaniel 3:1, Daniel 3:3, Daniel 3:24, Daniel 4:1
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר4xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarEzra 5:12, Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר4xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarEzra 5:14, Daniel 3:26, Daniel 4:4, Daniel 4:37
נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר2xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarDaniel 2:28, Daniel 3:16
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר2xnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarDaniel 3:19, Daniel 4:34
נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙2xnə·ḇu·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarDaniel 3:14, Daniel 5:11
וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר1xū·nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarDaniel 3:2
לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר1xlin·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarDaniel 3:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular30xEzra 2:1, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular2xDaniel 3:9, Daniel 5:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xDaniel 3:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Nebuchadnezzar.
Source Gloss
Nebuchadnezzar.
Word Origins
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר is built from this root: