What Does “Cupbearer” Mean in the Bible?
Office or title
The one who served wine to the king and tasted it first; it was a position of great trust. Nehemiah was a cupbearer.
Where it appears in the Bible
Nehemiah 1:11; Genesis 40:1
What the Bible says
Nehemiah 1:11
I beseech thee, O Lord, let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who desire to fear thy name: and direct thy servant this day, and give him mercy before this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
Genesis 40:1
After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “copero”; Nehemiah 1:11