Strong's Lexicon Beleshatstsar: Belshazzar Original Word: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian name "Bel-shar-usur," meaning "Bel, protect the king." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G920 (Βαλτάσαρ, Baltasar): The Greek equivalent of Belshazzar, used in the Septuagint and the New Testament. Usage: Belshazzar is a Babylonian name meaning "Bel, protect the king." In the Bible, it refers to the last king of Babylon, who is most famously known for the "writing on the wall" incident in the Book of Daniel. His name signifies a plea for protection from the Babylonian god Bel (also known as Marduk). Cultural and Historical Background: Belshazzar was a historical figure who served as co-regent with his father, Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The Book of Daniel portrays him as a ruler who held a great feast during which he profaned the sacred vessels from the Jerusalem Temple. This act led to the divine judgment symbolized by the mysterious writing on the wall, which Daniel interpreted as the imminent fall of Babylon to the Medes and Persians. Historically, Belshazzar's reign ended with the conquest of Babylon by Cyrus the Great in 539 BC. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition "Bel, protect the king," a Bab. king NASB Translation Belshazzar (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs ֵבּלְאשַׁצַּר proper name, masculine (Bêl-šar-uƒur, Bel, protect the king COT Daniel 5:1) Daniel 8:1; represented as king of Babylon, successor, and apparently son of Nebuchadrezzar (Daniel 5:1,2,11 etc.); in cuneiform inscription known only as prince, son of Nabonidus (last Shemitic king of Babylon), see COT 1.c. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Belshazzar Or Belshatstsar {bale-shats-tsar'}; of foreign origin (compare Beltsha'tstsar); Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king -- Belshazzar. see HEBREW Beltsha'tstsar Forms and Transliterations בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר בלאשצר bê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar bêləšaṣṣar beleshatzTzarLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Daniel 8:1 HEB: שָׁל֔וֹשׁ לְמַלְכ֖וּת בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ חָז֞וֹן NAS: of the reign of Belshazzar the king KJV: of king Belshazzar a vision INT: the third of the reign of Belshazzar the king A vision 1 Occurrence |
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