BELSHAZZAR

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• BELSHAZZAR (noun)
  The noun BELSHAZZAR has 1 sense:

1. (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)

  Familiarity information: BELSHAZZAR used as a noun is very rare.

• BELSHAZZAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

Domain category:

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)