רַב־סָרִיס
rav-saris · Rabsaris
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7249 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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rav-saris (רַב־סָרִיס) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Rabsaris”.
Not a personal name but a title of the court of Assyria and of Babylon: "chief of the officials" or "chief of the eunuchs" (2 Kings 18:17; Jeremiah 39:3, 13).
How to say it
rav sa·ris
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Title of a high official of Assyria or Babylon.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Kings 18:17
The king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a large force to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem; they went up and came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway of the Launderer’s Field.
- Jeremiah 39:3
Then all the princes of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 39:13
So Nebuzaradan the chief of the guard sent, and Nebushazban the Rabsaris, and Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the great men of the king of Babylon,
And 3 more times.