מֶלְצָר
meltsar · steward
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4453 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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meltsar (מֶלְצָר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “steward”.
An official of the Babylonian court put in charge of Daniel and his companions.
How to say it
mel·tsar
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- An official of Babylon's court; the title is uncertain.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Daniel 1:11
And Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
- Daniel 1:16
So the steward kept taking away their delicacies and the wine they were to drink, and giving them vegetables.