Rabsaris

Rabsaris (Hebrew: רַב-סָרִיס raḇ-sārīs), possibly means "Chief of officers", (Akkadian: 𒇽𒃲𒊕 rab ša-rēši [LÚ.GAL.SAG]) is the name or title of two individuals mentioned in the Bible.

• Rabasaris (in the Douay–Rheims Bible and the Vulgate; Greek: Ραφις Raphis)^[1] — One of the three officers whom the King of Assyria (Sennacherib) sent from Lachish with a threatening message to Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:17).
• Rabsares (in the Douay–Rheims Bible and the Vulgate)^[2] A prince of Nebuchadnezzar (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.

See also

• Rabshakeh
• Tartan (Assyrian)

References

1. 4 (2) Kings 18:17 Douay–Rheims Bible and Vulgate, http://www.newadvent.org/bible/2ki018.htm Accessed 30 November 2009.
2. Jeremias (Jeremiah) Jeremiah 39:3,13 Douay–Rheims Bible and Vulgate, http://www.newadvent.org/bible/jer039.htm, Accessed 30 November 2009.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Rabsaris". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.