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Chamberlain
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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The English rendering of 
. This Hebrew word is also translated "officer" (Genesis 37:36; 2 Kings 8:6). If "chamberlain" is to be used at all, it must be taken in a very broad sense. The chamberlain is sometimes a mere servant (Acts 12:20), or messenger (2 Kings 8:6); at other times he holds a position of trust, and even has charge of the finances (Romans 16:23). See EUNUCH and Offices.
In Jeremiah 51:59 the word stands for 
, which is incorrectly given by the A. V. as "a quiet prince." The chamberlain here referred to was a brother of Baruch, the secretary of Jeremiah.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Chamberlain'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/c/chamberlain.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Chamberlain'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/c/chamberlain.html. 1901.
