1. מֶלְצָר
guardian
The corpus record — Hebrew
הַמֶּלְצַ֑ר
meltsar · n.m
guardian
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 2 · 0.07/10k
Senses
2. מֶלְצָר
the butler or other officer in the Babylonian court
Attestations
- הַ/מֶּלְצַ֑ר Daniel 1:11 (BHS)
- הַ/מֶּלְצַ֗ר Daniel 1:16 (BHS)
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