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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #4453 - מֶלְצַר
Transliteration
meltsâr
Phonetics
mel-tsawr'
Root Word (Etymology)
of Persian derivation
Parts of Speech
masculine noun
TWOT
1206
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) guardian, an officer of the court
1a) meaning dubious
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
KJV (2)
Daniel
2
NAS (2)
Daniel
2
HCS (2)
Daniel
2
BSB (2)
Daniel
2
ESV (2)
Daniel
2
WEB (2)
Daniel
2
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
מֶלְצָר noun masculine a Babylonian title; dubious; perhaps guardian ? (Schr COT Daniel 1:11 Dl Baer Dn xi conjecture loan-word from Assyrian maƒ(ƒ)aru, keeper, guardian, compare Dl HWB 423; hardly connected with (modern) Persian mulsaru 'Kellermeister' (compare Meinh.), see against this Bev); — only with article ׳הַמּ Daniel 1:11,16.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
מֶלְצַר with the art. הַמֶּלְצַר Daniel 1:11, 16 the name of an office in the court of Babylon, prob. Pers. ملسر prefect of the wine; according to others مالسر prefect of the treasury.
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List of Word Forms
הַמֶּלְצַ֑ר הַמֶּלְצַ֗ר המלצר ham·mel·ṣar hammelṣar hammelTzar
