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Strong's H7262 רַבְשָׁקֵה (rabshaqeh)

Rabshaqeh means “Rabshakeh” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7262
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 16
Books 2

Strong's H7262 Quick Answer

Strong's H7262 רַבשָׁקֵה (Rabshaqeh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Rabshaqeh (rab-shaw-kay') n-m. 1. chief butler 2. Rabshakeh, a Bab. official It has 16 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include rabshakeh. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Rabshaqeh (rab-shaw-kay') n-m. 1. chief butler 2. Rabshakeh, a Bab. official
Usage
16 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
rabshakeh

Meaning and Definition

Rabshaqeh (rab-shaw-kay') n-m. 1. chief butler 2. Rabshakeh, a Bab. official [from H7227 and H8248] KJV: Rabshakeh. Root(s): H7227, H8248

Original Word
רַבשָׁקֵה
Transliteration
Rabshaqeh
Derivation
First root strongs: 7227 Second root strongs: 8248
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7262. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Rabshakeh

Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.17 1) chief cupbearer, chief of the officers? 2) Rabshakeh

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How Strong's H7262 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Rabshaqeh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Rabshakeh 2 Kings 18:17 16×

How Strong's H7262 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7262 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7262 in the Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Kings 18:17 KJV

And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.

2 Kings 18:19 KJV

And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

2 Kings 18:26 KJV

Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

Usage Excerpts

First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7262.

2 Kings 18:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.
2 Kings 18:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
2 Kings 18:26 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
2 Kings 18:27 Old Testament, KJV
But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
2 Kings 18:28 Old Testament, KJV
Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
2 Kings 18:37 Old Testament, KJV
Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
2 Kings 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
2 Kings 19:8 Old Testament, KJV
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
Isaiah 36:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.
Isaiah 36:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
Isaiah 36:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
Isaiah 36:12 Old Testament, KJV
But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
Isaiah 36:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
Isaiah 36:22 Old Testament, KJV
Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
Isaiah 37:4 Old Testament, KJV
It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.
Isaiah 37:8 Old Testament, KJV
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7262, grouped by book.

2 Kings 8 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7262 FAQ

What does rabshaqeh (רַבְשָׁקֵה) mean?

Rabshaqeh (Strong's H7262) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Rabshakeh". Rabshaqeh (rab-shaw-kay') n-m. 1. chief butler 2. Rabshakeh, a Bab. official

How many times is rabshaqeh (רַבְשָׁקֵה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H7262 across 2 books.

Where can I study rabshaqeh (רַבְשָׁקֵה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7262 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate rabshaqeh (רַבְשָׁקֵה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rabshakeh. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.