BALTASAR băl tăz’ ər (Βαλτασάρ; KJV BALTHASAR). 1. The Gr. form of Belteshazzar and of Belshazzar (Dan 1:7; 2:26; 4:8ff.; 5:1ff.; 7:1; 8:1; Baruch 1:11).
2. In late tradition the name of one of the Magi.