HebrewH1113Proper Noun (Masculine)

בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר

be.le.shats.tsar

7Occurrences
H1113Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

{Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king}

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1112 (בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר)

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; son of: Nebuchadnezzar (H5019) Aramaic of be.le.shats.tsar (בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, *בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר *"Belshazzar" H1112) § Belshazzar = "Bel protect the king" king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Daniel
7

Key Passages

Daniel 5:1BSB

Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.

Daniel 5:2BSB

Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

Daniel 5:9BSB

Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were bewildered.

Daniel 5:22BSB

But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.

Daniel 5:29BSB

Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

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