Bible Dictionary · M
Melzar
Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court (Dan 1:11, Dan 1:16) who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths.
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- Daniel 1:11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
- Daniel 1:16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
