Lexical Definition

‎בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר‎ Bêlṭᵉshaʼtstsar (bale-tesh-ats-tsar') Belteshazzar ^N:N-M-P
of foreign derivation

Belteshazzar.

• § Belteshazzar = "lord of the straitened's treasure"
• Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel

1) the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon; because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel
1a) also, 'Daniel' (דָנִיֵּאל or דָּנִיֵּאל)

Extended Information

Hebrew of: דָנִיֵּאל

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezk.14.14 also called Belteshazzar at Dan.1.7 2.26 4.8, 9, 18, 19 5.12 10.1
• Another name of da.niy.yel (‎ד‎ָּ‎נ‎ִ‎י‎ֵּ‎אל‎, ‎ד‎ָּ‎נ‎ִ‎א‎ֵ‎ל‎ "Daniel" דָנִיֵּאל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר‎ proper name, masculine Dan 1:7, ‎בֵּלְטְאשַׁצַּ֑ר‎ Dan 10:1 (probably = Babylonian balâtƒu-uƒur, protect his life! COT Dan 1:7 Dl in BD^{Dn. p. ix}; Hoffm^{ZA 1887, 56} conjecture ‎אצר‎ [‎ר‎]‎בלט שׁ‎ Bala‰ ( = good Saturn?) protect the king! — Dan 4:5* connected with Bel, but name then inexplicable), name given to Daniel by Nebuchadnezzar. ‎בְּלִי‎, ‎בְּלִימָה‎, ‎בְּלִיַּעַל‎ see below ‎בלה‎.

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