Melzar
The name Melzar means “circumcision of a narrow place, or of a bond.” Melzar is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Daniel 1:11.
Who was Melzar?
Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court (Dan. 1:11, 16) who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Melzar
- Daniel 1:11
Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
- Daniel 1:16
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.