Daniel 5:2:1Dan.5.2.W1TAB
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר
belshatsar
“Belshazzar”
- Transliteration
- bel-sha-TSAR
- Extended
- beel-shah-TSAR
- IPA
- /beːl.ʃaʔˈtsːar/
Meaning by language
- English
- Belshazzar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bel-sha-TSAR
- clause
bel-sha-TSAR a-MAR bit-EM kham-RA le-hai-ta-YA le-ma-NE da-ha-VA ve-khas-PA DI han-PEK ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR a-vu-HI min-HE-KHLA DI bi-ru-shleM
- sentence
bel-sha-TSAR a-MAR bit-EM kham-RA le-hai-ta-YA le-ma-NE da-ha-VA ve-khas-PA DI han-PEK ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR a-vu-HI min-HE-KHLA DI bi-ru-shleM ve-yish-TON be-HON mal-KA ve-rav-re-va-NO-hi sheg-la-TE u-le-khe-na-TE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the subject Belshazzar {בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר | bēl-šaʾ-ṭṣar} followed by amar {אֲמַר | ʾă-mar} “said,” using a Peal perfect for past narrative action.
In context — Daniel 5:2
Belshazzar said, at the tasting of the wine, to bring the vessels of gold and silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had brought out from the temple in Jerusalem, that the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 5:2, so the Hebrew word בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר (belshatsar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.5.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.2.W1.S1) and character.