Word Study · Strong's H7249 · Hebrew
רַב־סָרִיס
Rab-Saris
rab-saw-reece'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Rab-Çârîyç
“Rab-Saris, a Babylonian official”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Rab-Saris, a Babylonian official
Rendered in the KJV as
Rab-saris.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- רַב־3
- סָרִ֗יס1
- סָרִ֔יס1
- סָרִ֣יס׀1
How it is rendered · 4
- [the] Rab-2
- saris2
- [the] chief1
- court-official1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
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- HNcmsa · 3
- HNcmsc · 3
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Where this word lives
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2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 18:17רַב־rav-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.here: [the] chief
- 2 Kings 18:17סָרִ֣יס׀sarisnoun · masculine singularNevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.here: court-official
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 39:3רַב־rav-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.here: [the] Rab-
- Jeremiah 39:3סָרִ֗יסsarisnoun · masculine singularThen all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.here: saris
- Jeremiah 39:13רַב־rav-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylonhere: [the] Rab-
- Jeremiah 39:13סָרִ֔יסsarisnoun · masculine singularSo Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylonhere: saris