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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #4453 - מֶלְצַר

Transliteration

meltsâr

Phonetics

mel-tsawr'

Origin

of Persian derivation

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1206

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

guardian, an officer of the court
1. meaning dubious

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Daniel 2

BSB (2)

Daniel 2

CSB (2)

Daniel 2

ESV (2)

Daniel 2

KJV (2)

Daniel 2

LEB (2)

Daniel 2

LSB (2)

Daniel 2

N95 (2)

Daniel 2

NAS (2)

Daniel 2

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

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.

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