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HebrewH1096Proper Noun (Masculine)

בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר

be.le.te.shats.tsar

2Occurrences
H1096Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

{Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel}

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1095 (בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר)

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; also called Belteshazzar at ; Aramaic of da.niy.yel (דָּנִיֵּאל, *דָּנִאֵל *"Daniel" H1840) § Belteshazzar = "lord of the straitened's treasure" 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' (H1840 or H1841)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Daniel
2

Key Passages

Daniel 2:26BSB

The king responded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”

Daniel 5:12BSB

did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.