נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר
Nᵉbûwkadnetstsar · neb-oo-kad-nets-tsar'
{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5019 (נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר)
{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Nebuchadnezzar.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish › the open hand that covers › the doorway, the way in › the seed, life continuing › to pursue the straight path › the head, the highest
The seed, life continuing of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish of the open hand that covers of the doorway, the way in of the seed, life continuing that works to pursue the straight path of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
31 occurrences · 31 OT · 0 NT · 17 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- nebuchadnezzar19 · 61%
- that nebuchadnezzar4 · 13%
- which nebuchadnezzar3 · 10%
- then nebuchadnezzar2 · 6%
- of nebuchadnezzar1 · 3%
- o nebuchadnezzar1 · 3%
- was nebuchadnezzar1 · 3%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.