בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר8 H1096
Belteshazzar — the Babylonian court name given to the prophet Daniel.
The Babylonian name assigned to Daniel by Nebuchadnezzar's chief official (Dan 1:7), used throughout the Aramaic sections of Daniel when the king or courtiers address him. The name likely derives from Akkadian Balat-su-usur ('protect his life') and served to integrate Daniel into Babylonian court culture. Spanish Beltsasar and German Belsazar reflect the Septuagint's Baltasar tradition, while English Belteshazzar preserves a closer approximation to the Aramaic form. All eight occurrences appear in Daniel 2–5, always in contexts of royal audience and dream interpretation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Babylonian throne name given to the Hebrew prophet Daniel during his service in Nebuchadnezzar's court. It appears in Daniel 2:26; 4:8–9, 18–19; 5:12 — always in royal speech or official address. The name (from Akkadian Balat-su-usur, 'protect his life') signals Daniel's dual identity as both a faithful Israelite and a recognized Babylonian sage. German Belsazar and Spanish Beltsasar follow the Greek Baltasar form; French Beltschatsar stays closer to the Aramaic. 8×
AR["بَلْطَشَأصَّرَ","بَلْطَشَأصَّرُ","بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ"]·ben["বেল্টশৎসর"]·DE["Belsazar"]·EN["Belteshatztzar"]·FR["Beltschatsar"]·heb["בלטשאצר"]·HI["बेलतशस्सर","बेलतशस्सर-ने"]·ID["Beltesyazar","Beltsazar"]·IT["Beltsatsar"]·jav["Beltesazar","Béltésazar"]·KO["벨드사살","벨드사살-은","벨드사살-이","벨드사살-이라","벨드사살이여","벨테샤살이다"]·PT["Belteshatstsar","é-Belteshatstsar"]·RU["Белтешацар"]·ES["Belteshatstsar","Beltsasar"]·SW["Belteshaza"]·TR["Belteşassar","Belteşatsar"]·urd["بیلطشضر","بیلٹشصر","بیلٹشصر-تھا","بیلٹشصر-نے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר8 n.pr.m. Bab. name of Daniel (BH id., p. 117);—Dn 2:26; 4:5 + 6 times Dn; Βαλτασαρ.