H7249: רַב־סָרִיס
Rab-Çârîyç · pronounced rab-saw-reece' · “Rab-saris”
Definition
Rab-Saris, a Babylonian official
KJV translates it as: Rab-saris.
Word origin: from H7227 (רַב) and a foreign word for a eunuch; chief chamberlain;
Extended definition
1) chief eunuch
2) Rab-saris, chief eunuch, a high ranking Babylonian official
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H7249 is translated
- the rab- ×2
- saris ×2
- the chief ×1
- court-official ×1
Bible verses with H7249 (Rab-Çârîyç)
Rab-çârîyç appears in 3 verses.
- 2 Kings 18:17
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
- 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;