Rabsaris ( he, רַב-סָרִיס ''raḇ-sārīs''), possibly means "Chief of officers", (
Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to:
* Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire
* Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language
* Akkadian literature, literature in this language
* Akkadian cuneiform
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: 𒇽𒃲𒊕 ''rab ša-rēši''
Ú.GAL.SAG is the name or title of two individuals mentioned in the
Bible
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.
* Rabasaris (in the
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and the
Vulgate
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; el, Ραφις ''Raphis'') — One of the three officers whom the King of Assyria (
Sennacherib
Sennacherib ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: or , meaning " Sîn has replaced the brothers") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Sargon II in 705BC to his own death in 681BC. The second king of the Sargonid dynas ...
) sent from
Lachish
Lachish ( he, לכיש; grc, Λαχίς; la, Lachis) was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city in the Shephelah ("lowlands of Judea") region of Israel, on the South bank of the Lakhish River, mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. Th ...
with a threatening message to Jerusalem
2 Kings 18:17.
* Rabsares (in the
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and the
Vulgate
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)
[ Jeremias (Jeremiah) Jeremiah 39:3 ,13 ]Douay–Rheims Bible
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and Vulgate
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http://www.newadvent.org/bible/jer039.htm
Accessed 30 November 2009. A prince of
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar II (Babylonian cuneiform: ''Nabû-kudurri-uṣur'', meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir"; Biblical Hebrew: ''Nəḇūḵaḏneʾṣṣar''), also spelled Nebuchadrezzar II, was the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling ...
(
39:3 ,13). While originally translated to be the name of the persons it referred to, ''Rabsaris'' is now thought to be the name of an office or rank, not an individual.
See also
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Rabshakeh Rabshakeh (Akkadian: 𒃲𒁉𒈜𒈨𒌍 ''rab šāqê'' AL.BI.LUL.MEŠ ; grc, Ραψακης ''Rapsakēs''; la, Rabsaces; aii, ܪܲܒ݂ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ; alternative spellings include Rab-shakeh, Rabsaces, or Rab shaqe) is a title meaning "chief of ...
*
Tartan (Assyrian) "Turtanu" or "Turtan" (Akkadian: 𒌉𒋫𒉡 ''tur-ta-nu''; he, תַּרְתָּן ''tartān''; el, Θαρθαν; la, Tharthan; arc, ܬܵܪܬܵܢ ''tartan'') is an Akkadian word/title meaning 'commander in chief' or 'prime minister'. In Assyri ...
References
Books of Kings people
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