Rabsaris ( ''raḇ-sārīs''), possibly means "Chief of officers", ( Akkadian: 𒇽𒃲𒊕 ''rab ša-rēši'' Ú.GAL.SAG is the name or title of two individuals mentioned in the

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. * Rabasaris (in the

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and the

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; ''Raphis'') — One of the three officers whom the King of Assyria (

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) sent from

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with a threatening message to Jerusalem
2 Kings 18:17
. * Rabsares (in the

and the

) Jeremias (Jeremiah) Jeremiah 39:3 ,13

and

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( Jeremiah 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.

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