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Belshazzar — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר

בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר

Bêlshaʼtstsar · pronounced bale-shats-tsar' · Strong's H1112 · a man

Belshazzar means Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king.

Strong's definition

or בֵּלְאשַׁצַּרlemma בֵּלְאשַׁצּר missing vowel, corrected to בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר; of foreign origin (compare H1095); Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king.

First appearance

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

Every verse that names Belshazzar

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Daniel

Dan 8:1

Other people or places called Belshazzar

Belshazzar (H1113) — (Aramaic) corresponding to H1112

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