Word Study · Strong's H7262 · Hebrew
רַבְשָׁקֵה
Rabshaqeh
rab-shaw-kay'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Rabshâqêh
“Rabshakeh, a Babylonian official”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Rabshakeh, a Babylonian official
Rendered in the KJV as
Rabshakeh.
- 32occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 32 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- רַב־16
- שָׁקֵ֔ה6
- שָׁקֵ֗ה6
- שָׁקֵ֨ה2
- שָׁקֵֽה׃1
- שָׁקֵֽה׃ ס1
How it is rendered · 2
- [the] chief16
- commander16
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · masculine singular32
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- HNtmsa · 32
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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2 Kings16 occurrences
- 2 Kings 18:17רַב־rav-noun · 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: [the] chief
- 2 Kings 18:17שָׁקֵ֨הshakehnoun · 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: commander
- 2 Kings 18:19רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularThe Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?here: [the] chief
- 2 Kings 18:19שָׁקֵ֔הshakehnoun · masculine singularThe Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?here: commander
- 2 Kings 18:26רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularThen Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”here: [the] chief
- 2 Kings 18:26שָׁקֵ֗הshakehnoun · masculine singularThen Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”here: commander
- 2 Kings 18:27רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularBut the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”here: [the] chief
- 2 Kings 18:27שָׁקֵ֗הshakehnoun · masculine singularBut the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”here: commander
- 2 Kings 18:28רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularThen the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!here: [the] chief
- 2 Kings 18:28שָׁקֵ֔הshakehnoun · masculine singularThen the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!here: commander
- 2 Kings 18:37רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularThen Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.here: [the] chief
- 2 Kings 18:37שָׁקֵֽה׃shakehnoun · masculine singularThen Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.here: commander
- 2 Kings 19:4רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularPerhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”here: [the] chief
- 2 Kings 19:4שָׁקֵ֗הshakehnoun · masculine singularPerhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”here: commander
- 2 Kings 19:8רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularWhen the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.here: [the] chief
- 2 Kings 19:8שָׁקֵ֔הshakehnoun · masculine singularWhen the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.here: commander
Isaiah16 occurrences
- Isaiah 36:2רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularAnd the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.here: [the] chief
- Isaiah 36:2שָׁקֵ֨הshakehnoun · masculine singularAnd the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.here: commander
- Isaiah 36:4רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularThe Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?here: [the] chief
- Isaiah 36:4שָׁקֵ֔הshakehnoun · masculine singularThe Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?here: commander
- Isaiah 36:11רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularThen Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”here: [the] chief
- Isaiah 36:11שָׁקֵ֗הshakehnoun · masculine singularThen Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”here: commander
- Isaiah 36:12רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularBut the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”here: [the] chief
- Isaiah 36:12שָׁקֵ֗הshakehnoun · masculine singularBut the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”here: commander
- Isaiah 36:13רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularThen the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!here: [the] chief
- Isaiah 36:13שָׁקֵ֔הshakehnoun · masculine singularThen the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!here: commander
- Isaiah 36:22רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularThen Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.here: [the] chief
- Isaiah 36:22שָׁקֵֽה׃ סshakehnoun · masculine singularThen Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.here: commander
- Isaiah 37:4רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularPerhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”here: [the] chief
- Isaiah 37:4שָׁקֵ֗הshakehnoun · masculine singularPerhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”here: commander
- Isaiah 37:8רַב־rav-noun · masculine singularWhen the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.here: [the] chief
- Isaiah 37:8שָׁקֵ֔הshakehnoun · masculine singularWhen the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.here: commander