בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר

be.le.shats.tsarProper Noun (Masculine)H1112

Belshazzar

From: or בֵּלְאשַׁצַּרlemma בֵּלְאשַׁצּר missing vowel, corrected to בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר; of foreign origin (compare H1095 (בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר));

Short Definition

Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; son of: Nebuchadnezzar (H5019) Also named: be.le.shats.tsar (בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, *בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר *"Belshazzar" H1113) § Belshazzar = "Bel protect the king" king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

1 time

Appears 1 time in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Daniel
1

Key Passages

  • Daniel 8:1

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