Dictionaries :: Chancellor

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Chancellor:

one who has judicial authority, literally, a "lord of judgement;" a title given to the Persian governor of Samaria (Ezr 4:8,9,17).

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Chancellor:

chan'-sel-er: The rendering in Ezr 4:8,9,17 of the Hebrew be‘el Te‘em; Septuagint Baal (4:9), Balgam (4:17), the latter being an incorrect translation of Hebrew ‘ayin. In 1 Esdras 2:16,25, Beeltethmos (compare Ezr 4:8) occurs as a corruption, doubtless of be‘el Te‘em. The term in question designates an Assyrian office, namely, that of the "master or lord of official intelligence," or "postmaster" (Sayce).

Nave's Topical Bible

Chancellor: A State Officer

Ezr 4:8, 9, 17

Chancellor: Reference Concerning

See CABINET