H4453: מֶלְצָר
meltsâr · pronounced mel-tsawr' · “`steward`”
Definition
the butler or other officer in the Babylonian court
KJV translates it as: Melzar.
Word origin: of Persian derivation;
Extended definition
guardian, an officer of the court
or Melzar - a man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.11; also translated "steward";
or Melzar - a man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.11; also translated "steward";
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4453 is translated
- guardian ×2
Bible verses with H4453 (meltsâr)
Meltsâr appears in 2 verses.
- 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.