Lexicon :: Strong's H4453 - melṣar

מֶלְצַר
Transliteration
melṣar
Pronunciation
mel-tsawr'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Persian derivation
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1206

Strong’s Definitions

מֶלְצָר meltsâr, mel-tsawr'; of Persian derivation; the butler or other officer in the Babylonian court:—Melzar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H4453 in the following manner: Melzar (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H4453 in the following manner: Melzar (2x).

  1. guardian, an officer of the court

    1. meaning dubious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֶלְצָר meltsâr, mel-tsawr'; of Persian derivation; the butler or other officer in the Babylonian court:—Melzar.
STRONGS H4453: Abbreviations
† מֶלְצָר noun masculine a Babylonian title; dubious; perhaps guardian? (SchrCOT Daniel 1:11 DlBaer Dn xi conjecture loan-word from Assyrian maṣ(ṣ)aru, keeper, guardian, compare DlHWB 423; hardly connected with (modern) Persian mulsaru 'Kellermeister' (compare Meinh.), see against this Bev); — only with article הַמּ׳ Daniel 1:11, 16.
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Daniel

1:11; 1:11; 1:16