Meanings
proper noun
- biblicalOne of Sennacherib's messengers to Hezekiah, quoted in 2 Kings 18:27–37 and Isaiah 36:12–20.
For example, here is a man, a chief officer or cupbearer, Rabshakeh by name, who represents the king of Assyria[…]
1885, Joseph Parker, The people's Bible: discourses upon Holy Scripture, volume 16, page 83
Origin
From Hebrew, presumably from Assyrian.
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Rabshakeh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rabshakeh
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“Rabshakeh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rabshakeh. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rabshakeh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rabshakeh.
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