Quick Definition
Belshazzar
Biblical Persons & Places
Belshazzar
Emperor living at the time of Exile and Return
An emperor of Babylon living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.5.1;
referred to as Belshazzar (בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר), or Belshazzar (Aramiac בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר);
a son of Nebuchadnezzar.
Strong's Definition
Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king
Derivation: or בֵּלְאשַׁצַּרlemma בֵּלְאשַׁצּר missing vowel, corrected to בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר; of foreign origin (compare H1095 (בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר));
KJV Usage: Belshazzar.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Belshazzar = "Bel protect the king"
1) king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.5.1;
son of: Nebuchadnezzar (H5019)
Also named: be.le.shats.tsar (בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר "Belshazzar" H1113)
§ Belshazzar = "Bel protect the king"
king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בֵּלְאשַׁצּר / בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר
bêlshatstsar / bêlshatsar
BDB Definition:
Belshazzar = Bel protect the king
1) king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of foreign origin (compare H1095)
Total KJV Occurrences: none