Daniel 5:9:3Dan.5.9.W3TAB
בֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙
belshatsar
“Belshazzar”
- Transliteration
- bel-sha-TSAR
- Extended
- beel-shah-TSAR
- IPA
- /beːl.ʃaʔˈtsar/
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
- phraseyour reading level
mal-KA bel-sha-TSAR
- clause
e-DA-yin mal-KA bel-sha-TSAR sag-GI mit-ba-HAL ve-zi-O-HI sha-NA-yin a-lo-HI
- sentence
e-DA-yin mal-KA bel-sha-TSAR sag-GI mit-ba-HAL ve-zi-O-HI sha-NA-yin a-lo-HI ve-rav-re-va-NO-HI mish-tab-SHIN
Exegesis
The nominal phrase malka belsha’tsar {מַלְכָּא בֵלְשַׁאצַּר | mal-kāʾ bêl-šaʾt-tsar} establishes the subject.
In context — Daniel 5:9
Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his countenance changed upon him, and his nobles were perplexed.
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 5:9, so the Hebrew word בֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ (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.5.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.9.W3.S1) and character.