רַב־סָרִיסRab-Çârîyç
chief (Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah 39:13; Jeremiah 41:1; Jeremiah 30:9; Jeremiah 30:10)
Pronunciation: rab-saw-reece' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7249
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- 2 Kings 18:17 Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his chief of staff from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.
- Jeremiah 39:3 All the officers of the Babylonian army came in and sat in triumph at the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, and Nebo-sarsekim, a chief officer, and Nergal-sharezer, the king’s adviser, and all the other officers of the king of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 39:13 So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard; Nebushazban, a chief officer; Nergal-sharezer, the king’s adviser; and the other officers of Babylon’s king
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).