1113. Belshatstsar

Strong's Lexicon

Belshatstsar: Belshazzar

Original Word: בֵּלְשַׁאצּר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Belsha'tstsar
Pronunciation: bel-shat-tsar
Phonetic Spelling: (bale-shats-tsar')
Definition: Belshazzar
Meaning: Belshatstsar

Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian name "Bēl-šar-uṣur," meaning "Bel, protect the king."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Belshazzar in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the name is specific to the Hebrew and Aramaic texts of the Old Testament.

Usage: Belshazzar is a Babylonian name meaning "Bel, protect the king." In the Bible, it refers to the last king of Babylon mentioned in the Book of Daniel. He is known for his impious act of using the sacred vessels from the Jerusalem Temple during a feast, which led to the famous "writing on the wall" incident.

Cultural and Historical Background: Belshazzar was a historical figure, the son of Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. While Nabonidus was away, Belshazzar ruled as co-regent in Babylon. The biblical account in Daniel 5 describes the fall of Babylon to the Medes and Persians, an event corroborated by historical records. The use of temple vessels in a profane manner was a significant act of sacrilege, highlighting the tension between the Babylonian empire and the God of Israel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to Beleshatstsar
Definition
a Bab. king
NASB Translation
Belshazzar (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר proper name, masculine king of Babylonian, according to Daniel 5:1,2,9,22,29 (Biblical Hebrew id., p. 128) = בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר Daniel 5:30; Daniel 7:1; Βαλτασαρ; see Bev^{Ency. Bib. Belshazzar} Dr^{Du xxviii f.}.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Belshazzar

(Aramaic) corresponding to Belsha'tstsar -- Belshazzar.

see HEBREW Belsha'tstsar

Forms and Transliterations

בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔ר בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗ר בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣ר בֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ בלאשצר בלשאצר לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙ לבלאשצר ḇê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar ḇêləšaṣṣar beleshatzTzar lə·ḇê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar ləḇêləšaṣṣar leveleshatzTzar veleshatzTzar

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 5:1
HEB: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֗א עֲבַד֙
NAS: Belshazzar the king held
KJV: Belshazzar the king made
INT: Belshazzar the king held

Daniel 5:2
HEB: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר אֲמַ֣ר ׀ בִּטְעֵ֣ם
NAS: When Belshazzar tasted the wine,
KJV: Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine,
INT: Belshazzar gave make to eat

Daniel 5:9
HEB: אֱ֠דַיִן מַלְכָּ֤א בֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ שַׂגִּ֣יא מִתְבָּהַ֔ל
NAS: King Belshazzar was greatly
KJV: was king Belshazzar greatly
INT: Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed

Daniel 5:22
HEB: ק) בְּרֵהּ֙ בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔ר לָ֥א הַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּ
NAS: Yet you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled
KJV: his son, O Belshazzar, hast not
INT: as for thee his son Belshazzar not humbled

Daniel 5:29
HEB: בֵּאדַ֣יִן ׀ אֲמַ֣ר בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗ר וְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּ לְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙
NAS: Then Belshazzar gave orders,
KJV: commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed
INT: Then gave Belshazzar clothed Daniel

Daniel 5:30
HEB: בְּלֵ֣ילְיָ֔א קְטִ֕יל בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֥א [כַשְׂדָּיָא
NAS: That same night Belshazzar the Chaldean
KJV: In that night was Belshazzar the king
INT: night was slain Belshazzar king Chaldean

Daniel 7:1
HEB: בִּשְׁנַ֣ת חֲדָ֗ה לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל
NAS: year of Belshazzar king
KJV: year of Belshazzar king
INT: year the first of Belshazzar king of Babylon

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1113
7 Occurrences

bê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar — 5 Occ.
lə·ḇê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar — 1 Occ.
ḇê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar — 1 Occ.