בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר
Bêlṭᵉshaʼtstsar · bale-tesh-ats-tsar'
{Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H1095 (בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר)
{Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Belteshazzar.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › authority, the one who leads › to surround and contain › to consume, to destroy › strength, the leader › to pursue the straight path › the head, the highest
The house, what is within of authority, the one who leads that works to surround and contain that works to consume, to destroy of strength, the leader that works to pursue the straight path of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- was belteshazzar3 · 38%
- o belteshazzar2 · 25%
- belteshazzar2 · 25%
- thee. belteshazzar1 · 13%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.