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Origin of the name BELSHAZZAR.
Etymology of the
name BELSHAZZAR.
Meaning of the baby name BELSHAZZAR.
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BELSHAZZAR.
Biblical. (Heb. בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר
Dan. v.1, and
בֵּלִשַׁאצַּר, vii.1;
Gk. Baltasar, Βαλτάσαρ, from
Chaldean Bel-shar-uzur,
meaning "Bel protect the
king." (The Five Great Monarches of the Ancient Eastern World,
Rawlinson, v.3, 1880)
Belshazzar, the last king of
Babylon. According to the well-known scriptural narrative, he was
warned of his coming doom by the handwriting on the wall which was
interpreted by Daniel, and was slain during a splendid feast in his
palace. (Dictionary of the Bible, Smith, v.1, 1872)
Belshazzar,
the governor of the city of Kisesim. He revolted against Sargon
II., by whom he was captured and led into slavery, and the name of his
city changed to Karmasmasu.
Belshazzar, the Hebrew form of the Chaldean
royal name Bel-sarra-uzur,
which see.
(An Archaic Dictionary, Cooper, 1876).
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