Strong H4453מֶלְצָר
`steward`
- Transliteration
- meltsâr
- Pronunciation
- mel-tsawr'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Of Persian derivation; the butler or other oficer in the Babylonian court: - Melzar.
Detailed 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";
In the biblical story
Melzar
Babylonian official in charge of Daniel and his friends.
Melzar, the steward appointed by the chief eunuch to oversee Daniel and his companions (Dan.1.11,16).
In the Bible
Strong H4453 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- melzar2
First verses
- Daniel 1:11Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
- Daniel 1:16Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.