nebuchadnezzar

(neb′yə kəd nezər, neb′ə-)

noun

Winemaking the largest type of wine bottle, esp. one for champagne, holding about 15 liters

died 562 ; king of Babylonia (605?-562), who conquered Jerusalem, destroyed the Temple, & deported many Jews into Babylonia (586 ): see 2 Kings 24; Dan. 1-4

Origin: ult. < Akkadian Nabū-kudur-uṣur

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