Properly a servant in charge of the wine ( Genesis 40:1-13 ; 41:9 ). The Hebrew word, Mashkeh , Thus translated is rendered also (plural) "cup-bearers" ( 1 Kings 10:5 ; 2 Chronicles 9:4 ). ( Nehemiah 1:11 ) was cup-bearer to king Artaxerxes. It was a position of great responsibility and honour in royal households.
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source-manifest/easton— Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)