Chancellor

CHANCELLOR chan'-sel-er:

The rendering in Ezra 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 Ezra 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).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHANCELLOR'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.