Encyclopedia of The Bible – Rabsaris
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Rabsaris

RABSARIS răb’ sə rīs (רַב־סָרִ֗יס). Assyrian loan word in Heb. Title for eunuch who performed various services for the king, including charge of the royal harem. According to 2 Kings 18:17 the Assyrian King Sennacherib sent a Tartan, a Rabsaris, and a Rabshakeh to force the capitulation of Jerusalem. The term is found also in Jeremiah 39:3, 13.