Belshazzar

Other forms: Belshazzars

Definitions of Belshazzar
  1. noun
    (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)
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    a general officer of the highest rank
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