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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

RAB-MAG

rab'-mag (rabh-magh;. Septuagint has it as a proper noun, Rhabamath): The name of one of the Babylonian princes who were present at the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, during the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah (Jeremiah 39:3, 13). The word is a compound, the two parts seemingly being in apposition and signifying tautologically the same thing. The last syllable or section of the word, magh, was the designation among the Medes, Persians and Babylonians for priests and wise men. Its original significance was "great" or "powerful"; Greek megas, Latin magis, magnus. The first syllable, rabh, expresses practically the same idea, that of greatness, or abundance in size, quantity, or power. Thus it might be interpreted the "allwise" or "all-powerful" prince, the chief magician or physician. It is, therefore, a title and not a name, and is accordingly put in appositive relations to the proper name just preceding, as "Nergal-sharezer, the Rab-mag," translated fully, "Nergal-sharezer the chief prince or magician."

See NERGAL-SHAREZER.

In harmony with the commonly accepted view, the proper rendering of the text should be, "All the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, to wit, Nergal-sharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, (the) Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, (the) Rab-mag" (Jeremiah 39:3); and "so Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban, (the) Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, (the) Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon" (Jeremiah 39:13).

Walter G. Clippinger

Greek

3097. magos -- a Magian, ie an (Oriental) astrologer, by impl. a ...
... Word Origin of Pers. origin, cf. Rab-mag Definition a Magian, ie an (Oriental)
astrologer, by impl. ... see HEBREW Rab-Mag. (magoi) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7248. Rab-mag -- perhaps "chief soothsayer," an official of the ...
Rab-mag. 7247, 7248. Rab-mag. 7249 . perhaps "chief soothsayer," an
official of the Bab. king. Transliteration: Rab-mag Phonetic ...
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4018b. mag -- mag
... 4018a, 4018b. mag. 4019 . mag. Transliteration: mag Short Definition: a. Word
Origin see Rab-mag. 4018a, 4018b. mag. 4019 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

The Last Agony
... of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer,
Samgar-nebo, Sarse-chim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the last agony.htm

Eastern Wise-Men, or Magi, visit Jesus, the New-Born King.
... We first find the word in Scripture at Jeremiah 39:13, in the name
rab-mag, which signifies chief magi. This class is frequently ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xiii eastern wise-men or magi.htm

How the King of Babylon Took Jerusalem and Burnt the Temple and ...
... of these generals who ravaged and subdued Jerusalem, if any one desire to know them,
were these: Nergal Sharezer, Samgar Nebo, Rabsaris, Sorsechim, and Rabmag. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 how the king.htm

Babylonia and Assyria
... him, was the head of the civil officials; besides him we hear of the Rab-sa-resi
or Rabsaris, "the chief of the princes," the Rab-mugi or Rab-Mag, "the court ...
/.../early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter vi babylonia and assyria.htm

ATS Bible Dictionary

Rab-Mag

A general officer of Nebuchadnezzar's army, at the taking of Jerusalem, Jeremiah 39:3. He was, as his name signifies, a chief of the magi; a dignitary who had accompanied the king of Babylon in his campaign. See MAGI.

Thesaurus

Rabmag (2 Occurrences)
... the) Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon" (Jeremiah 39:13).
Walter G. Clippinger. Multi-Version Concordance Rabmag (2 Occurrences). ...
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Rab-mag (2 Occurrences)
Rab-mag. Rabmag, Rab-mag. Rabsaris . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia RAB-MAG.
rab'-mag (rabh-magh;. ... Rabmag, Rab-mag. Rabsaris . Reference Bible.
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Rabsaris (3 Occurrences)
... descriptive title for the person whose name precedes it (see RAB-MAG). ... wit, Nergal
Sharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, with all ...
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Nergalsharezer (2 Occurrences)
... 2.) Another of the "princes," who bore the title of "Rabmag." He was ... usur, "O Nergal,
defend the prince"): A Babylonian officer, the "Rab-mag," associated with ...
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Nergal-sharezer (2 Occurrences)
... 2.) Another of the "princes," who bore the title of "Rabmag." He was ... usur, "O Nergal,
defend the prince"): A Babylonian officer, the "Rab-mag," associated with ...
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Rab-saris (3 Occurrences)
... rab'-sa-ris (rabh-caric): As with Rab-mag, which is not regarded as a name, but
a title, so this is to be regarded as a descriptive title for the person whose ...
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Samgar-nebo (1 Occurrence)
... Sumgirnabu ("be gracious, Nebo"), but Giesebrecht (Comm., 211) conjectures for Samgar
a corruption of Sar-mag (Sar-magh), equivalent to Rab-mag (rab-magh ...
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Samgarnebo (1 Occurrence)
... See RAB-MAG; RAB-SARIS ... Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, to wit, Nergal
Sharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, with all ...
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Nergal-sarezer (2 Occurrences)
... of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, to wit , Nergal-sharezer,
Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the ...
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Nergal-shar-ezer (2 Occurrences)
... of the king of Babylon came in and took their places in the middle doorway of the
town, Nergal-shar-ezer, ruler of Sin-magir, the Rabmag, and Nebushazban, the ...
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Bible Concordance

Rab-mag (2 Occurrences)

Jeremiah 39:3 that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, to wit , Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.
(See JPS ASV WBS NAS)

Jeremiah 39:13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon;
(See JPS ASV WBS NAS)

Subtopics

Rab-Mag

Rab-Mag: An Assyrian Prince, Or, Possibly, a Second Name Given to Nergal-Sharezer

Related Terms

Rab-mag (2 Occurrences)

Rabsaris (3 Occurrences)

Nergalsharezer (2 Occurrences)

Nergal-sharezer (2 Occurrences)

Rab-saris (3 Occurrences)

Samgar-nebo (1 Occurrence)

Samgarnebo (1 Occurrence)

Nergal-sarezer (2 Occurrences)