Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1095 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בֵּלטְּשַׁאצַּר |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | of foreign derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Beltsha'tstsar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bale-tesh-ats-tsar' |
| Meaning: | 1. Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel |
| KJV Renderings: | Belteshazzar. |
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בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר proper name, masculine Dan 1:7, בֵּלְטְאשַׁצַּ֑ר Dan 10:1 (probably = Babylonian balâtƒu-uƒur , protect his life! COT Dan 1:7 Dl in BDDn. p. ix; HoffmZA 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.
בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר8 proper name, masculine Babylonian name of Daniel (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:26; Dan 4:5 + 6 t. Daniel; Βαλτασαρ .
