H7248: רַב־מָג
Rab-Mâg · pronounced rab-mawg' · “Rab-mag”
Definition
Rab-Mag, a Babylonian official
KJV translates it as: Rab-mag.
Word origin: from H7227 (רַב) and a foreign word for a Magian; chief Magian;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.39.3
1) soothsayer, magician, chief soothsayer
2) Rab-mag, chief soothsayer, or chief of princes, an official of Babylonia
1) soothsayer, magician, chief soothsayer
2) Rab-mag, chief soothsayer, or chief of princes, an official of Babylonia
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H7248 is translated
- the rab- ×2
- mag ×2
Bible verses with H7248 (Rab-Mâg)
Rab-mâg appears in 2 verses.
- Jeremiah 39:3
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, Sarsechim, Rab–saris, Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 39:13
So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab–saris, and Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;