Bel·shaz·zar
(bĕl-shăz′ər) fl. sixth century bc. Babylonian prince. In the Bible he is described as the last king of Babylon, who was warned of his doom by handwriting on the palace wall.
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Belshazzar
(bɛlˈʃæzə)n
(Bible) 6th century bc, the son of Nabonidus, coregent of Babylon with his father for eight years: referred to as king and son of Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1, 17; 8:1); described as having received a divine message of doom written on a wall at a banquet (Belshazzar's Feast)
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Bel•shaz•zar
(bɛlˈʃæz ər)n.
the last king of Babylon and a son of Nebuchadnezzar. Dan. 5.
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| Noun | 1. |  Belshazzar - (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC)Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible |
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Belshazzar
n Belshazzar’s Feast → Belsazars Gastmahl nt
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