רַב־סָרִיס

rav-sa.risRab-saris
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man6 occurrences2 books3 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Rab-saris: A Babylonian official sent by King Sennacherib to Jerusalem
  • Rab-saris: A Babylonian official present at the fall of Jerusalem

Definition

from H7227 and a foreign word for a eunuch; chief chamberlain; Rab-Saris, a Babylonian official
Traditional renderings: Rab-saris.

Glossary entries

Rabsaris

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. 2 Kings 18:17 (2×)רַב־; סָרִ֣יס׀ · the Rabsaris
    Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
  2. Jeremiah 39:3 (2×)רַב־; סָרִ֗יס · the Rabsaris
    Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.
  3. Jeremiah 39:13 (2×)רַב־; סָרִ֔יס · the Rabsaris
    So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon