ΡΑΨΑΚΗΣ, ραψακης
RHAPSAKĒS, rhapsakēs
Sounds Like: rap-SAH-kays
Translations: Rabshakeh
From the root: ΡΑΨΑΚΗΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Rabshakeh was the title of a high-ranking Assyrian official, often translated as 'chief cupbearer' or 'chief of the princes'. In the biblical narrative, particularly in the books of Kings and Isaiah, Rabshakeh is depicted as a military commander and envoy of the Assyrian king Sennacherib, sent to demand the surrender of Jerusalem from King Hezekiah. He is known for his defiant speeches delivered in Hebrew to undermine the morale of the Judeans.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4461 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 1:6
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
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