Bible Dictionaries
Melzar
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
An official title, for the precedes Melzar in the Hebrew "The steward" or" tutor," superintending the nurture and education of the young, subordinate to "the master of the eunuchs" (Daniel 1:11; Daniel 1:16); from Persian mal cara , "head cupbearer," or nazar to guard.
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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Melzar'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​m/melzar.html. 1949.