Daniel 3:2:20Dan.3.2.W20TAB
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר
nevukhadnetsar
“Nebuchadnezzar”
- Transliteration
- ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR
- Extended
- neh-voo-khahd-neh-TSAR
- IPA
- /nə.vuː.xad.nɛˈtsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- Nebuchadnezzar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR
- phraseyour reading level
ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA
- clause
le-me-TE la-kha-nuk-KAT tsal-MA DI ha-KEEM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA
- sentence
u-ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA she-LAKH le-mikh-NASH la-a-khash-dar-pe-na-YA sig-na-YA u-fa-kha-va-TA a-dar-gaz-ra-YA ge-dav-ra-YA de-tav-ra-YA tif-ta-YE ve-KHOL shil-to-NE me-di-na-TA le-me-TE la-kha-nuk-KAT tsal-MA DI ha-KEEM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the waw-consecutive unevuḵadnetsar {וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר | û-nə-ḇū-ḵaḏ-neṣ-ṣar} ’Nebuchadnezzar’, followed by malka {מַלְכָּא | mal-kāʾ} ’the king’, establishing royal authority.
In context — Daniel 3:2
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to assemble the satraps, the prefects, the governors, the counselors , the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces to come for the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:2:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Daniel 3:2, so the Hebrew word נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר (nevukhadnetsar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.3.2.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.2.W20.S1) and character.