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Lexicon :: Strong's H4453 - melṣar

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מֶלְצַר
Transliteration
melṣar
Pronunciation
mel-tsawr'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Persian derivation
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TWOT Reference: 1206

Strong’s Definitions

מֶלְצָר meltsâr, mel-tsawr'; of Persian derivation; the butler or other officer in the Babylonian court:—Melzar.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H4453 in the following manner: Melzar (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H4453 in the following manner: Melzar (2x).
  1. guardian, an officer of the court

    1. meaning dubious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֶלְצָר meltsâr, mel-tsawr'; of Persian derivation; the butler or other officer in the Babylonian court:—Melzar.
STRONGS H4453: Abbreviations
מֶלְצָר noun masculine a Babylonian title; dubious; perhaps guardian? (SchrCOT Daniel 1:11 DlBaer Dn xi conjecture loan-word from Assyrian maṣ(ṣ)aru, keeper, guardian, compare DlHWB 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

1:11; 1:11; 1:16

H4453

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Strong's Number H4453 matches the Hebrew מֶלְצַר (melṣar),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:11 - Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:16 - So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
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