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PRONUNCIATION OF BELSHAZZAR

Belshazzar  [bɛlˈʃæzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELSHAZZAR

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Belshazzar is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BELSHAZZAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Belshazzar

Belshazzar

Belshazzar "Bel, protect the king", sometimes called Balthazar /ˈbælθəˌzɑr/, was a 6th-century BC prince of Babylon, the son of Nabonidus and the last king of Babylon according to the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible. In Daniel 5 and 8, Belshazzar is the King of Babylon before the advent of the Medes and Persians. Although there is evidence that Belshazzar existed, his famous narrative and its details are only recorded in the Book of Daniel, which tells the story of Belshazzar seeing the writing on the wall. In Daniel Chapter 5, the details start off by there being a banquet for a thousand of his lords. Belshazzar next orders the vessels of gold that were taken from the Temple in Jerusalem, to be brought so that everyone can drink wine from them. It is at this moment that a man's hand appears and starts to write on a wall. Belshazzar's countenance is stated to have changed and he cries out to bring in his astrologers, Chaldeans and Soothsayers and that whoever interprets the writing will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

Definition of Belshazzar in the English dictionary

The definition of Belshazzar in the dictionary is 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 ; described as having received a divine message of doom written on a wall at a banquet.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BELSHAZZAR


jazzer
ˈdʒæzə
lazar
ˈlæzə
Salmanazar
ˌsælməˈnæzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELSHAZZAR

Belsen
belt
belt bag
belt course
belt drive
belt loop
belt man
belt out
belt pulley
belt up
belt-and-braces
Beltane

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELSHAZZAR

alcazar
Balthazar
bazar
czar
drug czar
gazar
izar
kala-azar
Mizar
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadrezzar
rizzar
Salazar
sizar
subsizar
superbazar
tzar

Synonyms and antonyms of Belshazzar in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Belshazzar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELSHAZZAR

Find out the translation of Belshazzar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

伯沙撒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Belsasar
570 millions of speakers

English

Belshazzar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Belshazzar
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيلشاصر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Валтасар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Belsazar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেল্শৎসর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Balthazar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Belshazzar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Belsazar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベルシャザル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벨사살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Belshazzar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Belshazzar
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெல்ஷாத்சார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेलशस्सर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Belşatsar´ın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Baldassarre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Baltazar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Валтасар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Belșațar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Βαλτάσαρ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bélsasar
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Belshazzar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Belsasar
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELSHAZZAR»

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Belshazzar: an oratorio for soprano, mezzo soprano (or ...
Although less successful in its day than the popular Italian opera, this work is full of invention and dramatic skill with the Jewish, Babylonian Persian and Medes masses having their own distinctive musics that were juxtaposed to create a ...
George Frideric Handel, Donald Burrows, 1993
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Belshazzar's Daughter
But Inspector Cetin Ikmen is quick to eschew the obvious conclusion that this is a racist attack.
Barbara Nadel, 2010
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Nabonidus and Belshazzar: A Study of the Closing Events of ...
Direct Allusions t0 Belshazzar The preceding discussion has indicated that there are no direct allusions to Belshazzar in ancient Greek histories. ' Specific references to Belshazzar are found in the writings of Josephus and in the books of ...
Raymond Philip Dougherty, K. C. Hanson, 2008
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Belshazzar's feast: for mixed choir, baritone solo, and ...
for mixed chorus, baritone solo & orchestra This new edition of Walton's vibrant cantata presents a fully accurate score based on all extant sources, along with an informative preface and textual notes.
William Walton, David Lloyd-Jones, Steuart Bedford, 2008
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Belshazzar and Antigone
Belshazzar and Antigone, the title poem from this collection, is a tale of two cats, whose lifestyle reflects a set of values that, it is suggested, we might all adopt to our advantage.
G. E. Kruckeberg, 2004
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Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the Old Testament
III. Discovering His Future (5:10-29) The Queen Mother solved the problem. It is possible that this wise woman was the widow of Nebuchadnezzar whom Belshazzar's father, Nabonidus, married in order to solidify his power in the kingdom.
Warren W. Wiersbe, 1993
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The Akitu Festival: Religious Continuity and Royal ...
1) What were Belshazzar's administrative responsibilities and privileges during his reign, and 2) would the Marduk priesthood, as well as the people of Babylon, have tolerated the absence of the celebration of the akītu? It cannot be proven ...
Julye Bidmead, 2004
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Daniel: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
Critical scholars have been quick to point to Daniel's "error" in verse 1 where he writes of King Belshazzar. For over two thousand years no record of Belshazzar was found. In the early 1900s, however, archaeologists began to dig up the ruins  ...
Douglas Connelly, 2000
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The Big Argument: Does God Exist?
First, we know there was a Belshazzar. Until the late 19th century A.D., his existence and position were questioned. In the king lists and the classical sources of Greek and Roman historians, it is recorded that Nabonidus was the last official ...
John Ashton, Michael Westacott, 2006
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Vital Biblical Issues: Examining Problem Passages of the Bible
that of a "son" to Nebuchadnezzar, whereas it is known, Hammer argues, that actually Belshazzar was the son of Nabonidus." But Hammer seems completely unaware of the fact that Dougherty dealt with this question in a thorough and ...
Roy B. Zuck

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELSHAZZAR»

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Spotlight on… BBC Proms 2015
They start on 17 July with Walton's epic choral work Belshazzar's Feast and end in a blaze of Last Night flag-waving glory on 12 September, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Fringe precedes festival start
... choral masterpieces, Dona Nobis Pacem by Ralph Vaughan Williams and the theatrical and rhythmic, Belshazzar's Feast by William Walton. «Herts Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast, review: 'considerable strength'
The other major ingredient of the disc is the incidental music that Sibelius wrote in 1906 for the play “Belshazzar's Feast” by the Finnish ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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A Tate gallery in Glasgow could save the union
It is a truly rich, universal theme, which makes total sense of setting Susan Hiller's video installation Belshazzar's Feast – a comfy lounge with ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Varsity heads lost in transformation
Like the biblical king of Babylon, Belshazzar, who failed to understand the writing “mene, mene tekel, upharsin” on the wall, Price dismally ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
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The Life and History of Didactic Landscape Painter, Robert Seldon …
... in a Cincinnati auditorium; “Hagia Sophia,” ”Last Supper,” “Destruction of Nineveh” and Belshazzar's Feast,” set to music and lighting effects. «Atlanta Black Star, Jun 15»
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The most comprehensive guide to the next week of the Bromsgrove …
FOLK FAVOURITES Belshazzar's Feast will be in town on Thursday (June 25) when they play Catshill Social Club, Meadow Lane, from 8pm to ... «Bromsgrove Standard, Jun 15»
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Perfect Pitch: Musical Banquet
Both Walton's “Belshazzar's Feast” conducted by Gretchen Kuhrmann and Chilcott's “Salisbury Vespers,” which was conducted by Chilcott ... «Washington Life Magazine, Jun 15»
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Broadstairs Folk Week set to be bigger and better than ever
Also in the line-up are Flook, Edward II, Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, Jez Lowe, the Broonzies, Mawkin and Belshazzar's Feast. «Thanet Gazette, Jun 15»
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Culture | More than you should be shaping yours
I'm profoundly grateful my story changed upon hearing a pastor recount Belshazzar's drinking out of the stolen goblets and the writing on the ... «World Magazine, Jun 15»

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