בֵלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙
𐤁𐤋𐤈𐤔𐤀𐤑𐤓
Beleteshatsar
Belteshazzar
Belteshazzar: The Babylonian court name given to the Israelite Daniel during the Exile, reflecting his new identity within the royal administration; the name incorporates a reference to the Babylonian god Bel and expresses a wish for divine protection or life as granted by Bel.
Daniel 4:16 · Word #20
Lexicon H1096
| Lemma | בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤋𐤈𐤔𐤀𐤑𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Beleteshatsar |
| Strong's | H1096 |
| Definition | Belteshazzar: The Babylonian court name given to the Israelite Daniel during the Exile, reflecting his new identity within the royal administration; the name incorporates a reference to the Babylonian god Bel and expresses a wish for divine protection or life as granted by Bel. |
Morphology ANp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Belteshazzar |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1096-02
Bel-protect-his-life
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular; Babylonian court name; phonetic adaptation of an Akkadian theophoric sentence-name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from Akkadian balāṭu ("to protect, preserve life") combined with the deity Bel, expressing a wish that Bel preserve or protect his life. Rendering it as "Bel-protect-his-life" preserves the theophoric element and the life-preserving root sense without contextual expansion. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Beleteshatsar
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Bel-protect-his-life |