Balthasar
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Etymology
From Middle English Balthasar.
Proper noun
Balthasar
- Alternative form of Balthazar
Noun
Balthasar (plural Balthasars)
- Alternative form of Balthazar
Etymology 1
From Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτασαρ (Baltasar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), from Akkadian 𒂗𒈗𒋀 (bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”).
Proper noun
Balthasar
- (biblical, historical) Balthazar, a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
Etymology 2
From Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτασαρ (Baltasar), from Hebrew בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר (bēletešaṣṣar), from Akkadian 𒊩𒆪𒈗𒋀 (beltu-šar-uṣur).
Proper noun
Balthasar
- (biblical) Belteshazzar, the Babylonian name of the biblical prophet Daniel.
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