Belteshazzar

Bel´ti-shaz´uhr

The Babylonian name given to Daniel at the royal court (Dan 1:7). The underlying form was probably Neo-Babylonian balatshu-utzur, “protect his life,” which in turn was probably abbreviated from Bel- (or Marduk-) balatshu-utzur—an invocation of a Babylonian god for protection.