Bêlshaʼtstsar — H1112

Definition

masculine proper noun

Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king

1. Belshazzar = "Bel protect the king"
2. king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall

Usually translated as

Belshazzar

Origin

or Bêlʼshatstsar; of foreign origin (compare H1095)

• Bêlṭᵉshaʼtstsar (H1095)

Occurrences

Bêlshaʼtstsar occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (1)

• Daniel 8:1 — In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar (בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר) a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.