What does בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlĕšaʾṣar) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1113
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר
Belshazzar.
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בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר H1113
Pronunciation bēlĕšaʾṣar
What does בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlĕšaʾṣar) mean in the Bible?
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlĕšaʾṣar) is a Hebrew word meaning "Belshazzar.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1113?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Belshazzar (4), King Belshazzar (1), O Belshazzar (1), of Belshazzar (1).
Where does בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlĕšaʾṣar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 5:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (7).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Belshazzar 4× Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:9, Daniel 5:29, Daniel 5:30
King Belshazzar 1× Daniel 5:1
O Belshazzar 1× Daniel 5:22
of Belshazzar 1× Daniel 7:1
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 5:1 בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣ר to King Belshazzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 5:2 בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר to Belshazzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 5:9 בֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ to Belshazzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 5:22 בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔ר to O Belshazzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 5:29 בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗ר to Belshazzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 5:30 בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר to Belshazzar Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 7:1 לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙ to of Belshazzar Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 5:1
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 1
Daniel 7
Source forms
בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר 1x bê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar Daniel 5:30
בֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ 1x ḇê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar Daniel 5:9
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣ר 1x bê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar Daniel 5:1
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר 1x bê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar Daniel 5:2
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔ר 1x bê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar Daniel 5:22
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗ר 1x bê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar Daniel 5:29
לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙ 1x lə·ḇê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar Daniel 7:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 6x Daniel 5:1, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:9, Daniel 5:22
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Daniel 7:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Belshazzar.
Source Gloss
Belshazzar.
Word Origins
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר is built from this root:
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר H1112
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain