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Rabshakehnoun
One of Sennacherib's messengers to Hezekiah, quoted in 2 Kings 18:27–37 and Isaiah 36:12–20.
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Rabshakeh is a title used in the Bible to refer to an official or high-ranking officer in the Assyrian army. The term is believed to mean "chief cupbearer" or "chief of staff" and was often used to depict an important military leader who was responsible for delivering messages or negotiating on behalf of the Assyrian king.
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Rabshakeh, also Rab-shakeh and Rabsaces Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: This name meaning chief of the princes was given to the chief cup-bearer or the vizier of the Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian royal courts in ancient Mesopotamia, and revived by the Assyrians as a military rank during World War I. The Bible mentions it for one of Sennacherib's messengers to Hezekiah. The speech he delivered, in the Hebrew language, in the hearing of all the people, as he stood near the wall on the north side of the city, is quoted in 2 Kings 18:27–37 and Isaiah 36:12–20: He and the other envoys returned to their master and reported that Hezekiah and his people were obdurate, and would not submit. Rabshakeh is also the title of a novel by J Francis Hudson. It concerns the life of King Saul, as seen through the eyes of his Amalekite cup-bearer.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rabshakeh in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rabshakeh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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