בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר

𐤁𐤋𐤔𐤀𐤑𐤓

beleshatsar

Belshazzar

lemma בֵּלְשַׁאצּר missing vowel, corrected to בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר; (Aramaic) corresponding to בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר; {Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king}; Belshazzar.

H1113

Daniel 5:2 · Word #1

Lexicon H1113

Lemmaבֵּלְשַׁאצַּר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤋𐤔𐤀𐤑𐤓
TransliterationBêlshaʼtstsar
Strong'sH1113
In-contextBelshazzar

Morphology ANp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H1113-01

Bel-Protect-the-King (masculine singular proper name)

Rootבלשצר (b-l-š-ṣ-r)
Core MeaningsBel (lord), protect, preserve, guard, king
Semantic RangePersonal royal name; throne name invoking divine protection; identifier of the Neo-Babylonian ruler in the book of Daniel.
Conceptual SignificanceBelshazzar represents Babylonian imperial power under the patronage of Bel (Marduk). In Daniel, his name—invoking divine protection for the king—stands in ironic contrast to his downfall, underscoring the supremacy of the Most High over pagan rulers and their gods.
Morphological NotesAramaic masculine singular proper noun (ANp); royal Babylonian name; theophoric compound invoking the deity Bel (Marduk) with a protective verbal element and reference to the king.
Rendering RationaleThe name derives from Akkadian Bēl-šar-uṣur, meaning "Bel, protect the king." Rendering it as "Bel-Protect-the-King" preserves the theophoric element (Bel) and the protective verbal sense embedded in the name, while reflecting its function as a masculine singular proper noun (ANp).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בלשצר (Bel (lord), protect, preserve, guard, king)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1096-02 veleteshatsar Bel-protect-the-king

Word Usage (7 occurrences of H1113)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 5:1 בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣ר beleshatsar Belshazzar
Daniel 5:2 בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר beleshatsar Belshazzar
Daniel 5:9 בֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ veleshatsar Belshazzar
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