Lexical Definition
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר Bêlshaʼtstsar (bale-shats-tsar') Belshazzar N:N-M-P
(Aramaic) corresponding to בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר
Belshazzar.
- § Belshazzar = "Bel protect the king"
- {Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king}
1) king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall
Usage: 9 forms in 25 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙ | of Belshazzar | Dan.7.1 |
| בֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ | Belshazzar | Dan.5.9 |
| בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣ר | Belshazzar | Dan.5.1 |
| בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר | Belshazzar | Dan.5.2 |
| בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗ר | Belshazzar | Dan.5.29 |
| בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔ר | O Belshazzar | Dan.5.22 |
| בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר | Belshazzar | Dan.5.30 |
| Βαλτασάρ | Belteshazzar | LXX.Dan.2.26 |
| Βαλτάσαρ | Belshazzar | LXX.Dan.5.1 • LXX.Dan.5.2 • LXX.Dan.5.9 • LXX.Dan.5.30 |
| Belshazzar spoke | LXX.Dan.5.29 | |
| Belteshazzar | LXX.Dan.1.7 • LXX.Dan.4.8 • LXX.Dan.4.19 • LXX.Dan.4.19 • LXX.Dan.5.12 • LXX.Dan.10.1 | |
| Belteshazzar answered | LXX.Dan.4.19 | |
| O Belshazzar | LXX.Dan.5.22 | |
| O Belteshazzar | LXX.Dan.4.9 • LXX.Dan.4.18 | |
| of Belshazzar | LXX.Dan.7.1 • LXX.Dan.8.1 |
Extended Information
Aramaic of: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.5.1
- son of: Nebuchadnezzar (נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר)
- Aramaic of be.le.shats.tsar (בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר "Belshazzar" בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew form: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר proper name, masculine king of Babylonian, according to Dan 5:1; Dan 5:2; Dan 5:9; Dan 5:22; Dan 5:29 (Biblical Hebrew id., p. 128) = בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר vDan 5:30; Dan 7:1 Βαλτασαρ; see BevEncy. Bib. Belshazzar DrDu xxviii f..
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Daniel | 5:1 · 5:2 · 5:9 · 5:22 · 5:29 · 5:30 · 7:1 |