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.

Bibliography Information
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Melzar'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​m/melzar.html. 1949.