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Rab-mag

רַב־מָגStrong’s H7248

rav-mag

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Rav-mag is the Hebrew word usually translated “rab-” and “mag”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.”
Jeremiah 39:3 KJV
Meaning
  1. Soothsayer, magician, chief soothsayer
  2. Rab-mag, chief soothsayer, or chief of princes, an official of Babylonia
How it's translated
  • rab- 2
  • mag 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Jeremiah 2

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

רַב־מָג rav-mag · Rab-mag

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.39.3 1) soothsayer, magician, chief soothsayer 2) Rab-mag, chief soothsayer, or chief of princes, an official of Babylonia

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.