How to Pronounce Nebuchadnezzar
neh-byoo-kuhd-NEHZ-er
Nebuchadnezzar is pronounced neh-byoo-kuhd-NEHZ-er (ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzə): five syllables, stress on the fourth. Also heard: NEB-oo-cad-NEZ-er, NEB-uh-kuhd-NEZ-uhr.
What does Nebuchadnezzar mean?
Nebuchadnezzar means “Nebuchadrezzar, tears and groans of judgment”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon who besieged Jerusalem, carried Judah into exile, and destroyed the city and its temple (2 Kings 24:1, 2 Kings 25:1). The book of Daniel records his troubling dreams, his golden image and fiery furnace, and his humbling by God until he acknowledged the Most High (Daniel 2:1, Daniel 3:1, Daniel 4:28).
Also pronounced
NEB-oo-cad-NEZ-er
NEB-uh-kuhd-NEZ-uhr
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2 Kings 24:12 Kings 24:102 Kings 24:112 Kings 25:12 Kings 25:82 Kings 25:221 Chronicles 6:152 Chronicles 36:62 Chronicles 36:72 Chronicles 36:102 Chronicles 36:13Ezra 1:7Ezra 2:1Ezra 5:12Ezra 5:14Ezra 6:5Nehemiah 7:6Esther 2:6Jeremiah 27:6Jeremiah 27:8Jeremiah 27:20Jeremiah 28:3Jeremiah 28:11Jeremiah 28:14Jeremiah 29:1Jeremiah 29:3Jeremiah 34:1Jeremiah 39:5Daniel 1:1Daniel 1:18+20 more
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