Bêlṭᵉshaʼtstsar — H1096

H1096 · Hebrew — בלטשאצר

Pronunciation: bale-tesh-ats-tsar'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel

  1. Belteshazzar = "lord of the straitened's treasure"
  2. 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
    1. also, 'Daniel' ( H01840 or H01841)

Usually translated as

Belteshazzar

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1095

Occurrences

Bêlṭᵉshaʼtstsar occurs 8 times in 6 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (6)

Strong's Lexicon — B