Meltsar מֶלְצָר
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| מֶלְצָר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | meltsar |
| Strong's number | H4453 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | `steward` |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Meltsar (Hebrew מֶלְצָר, Strong's H4453) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “`steward`”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
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";
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | melzar (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | steward (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Meltsar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 1:11Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed 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.So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).