Dictionary Text: Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court, who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths.
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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.
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