◄ 7248. Rab-mag ►
Strong's Lexicon Rab-mag: Chief Magi, Chief of the Magi, or Chief Officer Original Word: רַב־מָג Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: Rab-Mag Pronunciation: rahb-mahg Phonetic Spelling: (rab-mawg') Definition: Rab-Mag Meaning: Rab-Mag is a title meaning "chief magus" or "chief of the magi." It refers to a high-ranking official or chief officer, particularly in the context of the Babylonian court. Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words רַב (rab, meaning "chief" or "great") and מָג (mag, meaning "magician" or "priest"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term related to the concept of magi or wise men is found in Strong's Greek Number G3097, μάγος (magos), which refers to a magus or wise man, often associated with the magi who visited Jesus after His birth as described in the New Testament. Usage: The term Rab-Mag is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible to denote a specific official title within the Babylonian hierarchy. It appears in the context of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem. Context: Rab-Mag is mentioned in the context of the Babylonian siege and subsequent conquest of Jerusalem. The title is used to describe a high-ranking Babylonian official present during the events surrounding the fall of Jerusalem. In Jeremiah 39:3, the Rab-Mag is listed among the Babylonian officials who entered the city after its capture: "Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer the Rab-Mag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon." The presence of the Rab-Mag among these officials highlights the importance of this position within the Babylonian administration, likely involving responsibilities related to religious or scholarly duties, given the association with the magi. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from rab and a word of foreign origin Definition perhaps "chief soothsayer," an official of the Bab. king NASB Translation Rab-mag (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs מָ֑ג noun masculine soothsayer, magian (loan-word from Assyrian ma——u, soothsayer, DlHWB 397; perhaps originally Sumerian, DlHA 14); — רַבמָֿ֑ג Jeremiah 39:3,13 chief-soothsayer, in train of Nebuchadrezzar. מַגְבִּישׁ V. גבשׁ מִגְבָּלֹת see גבל. מִגְבָּעוֺת see גבע. מגד (√ of following; compare Arabic , , be glorious, excel in glory). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Rab-mag From rab and a foreign word for a Magian; chief Magian; Rab-Mag, a Bab. Official -- Rab-mag. see HEBREW rab Forms and Transliterations מָ֑ג מָ֔ג מג Mag māḡ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Jeremiah 39:3 HEB: אֶ֙צֶר֙ רַב־ מָ֔ג וְכָל־ שְׁאֵרִ֔ית NAS: Nergal-sar-ezer [the] Rab-mag, and all KJV: Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue INT: the Rab-saris Nergal-sar-ezer Rab-mag and all the rest Jeremiah 39:13 HEB: אֶ֖צֶר רַב־ מָ֑ג וְכֹ֖ל רַבֵּ֥י NAS: and Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, and all KJV: and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king INT: the Rab-saris and Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag and all the leading 2 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 7248 2 Occurrences māḡ — 2 Occ.