Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court (Dan. 1:11, 16) who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths.
Person
Melzar
- Name means
- circumcision of a narrow place, or of a bond
- Mentioned
- 2 verses · first in Daniel 1:11
About Melzar
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.