2 Kings 18:28:22 Kgs.18.28.W2TAB
רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה
ravshake
“the Rabshakeh”
- Transliteration
- rav-sha-KE
- Extended
- rahv-shah-KEH
- IPA
- /rav.ʃaˈqeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Rabshakeh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rav-sha-KE
- clause
va-ya-a-MOD rav-sha-KE va-yik-RA ve-kol-ga-DOL ye-hu-DIT
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD rav-sha-KE va-yik-RA ve-kol-ga-DOL ye-hu-DIT va-ye-da-BER va-yo-MER shim-U de-var-ha-ME-lekh ha-ga-DOL ME-lekh a-SHUR
Exegesis
The title rav-shaqeh {רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה | rav-šā-qēh} stands in construct state as the chief cupbearer, functioning as the Assyrian spokesperson.
Root and etymology
r-b-b
“chief, great one”
In context — 2 Kings 18:28
Then the chief cupbearer stood and called out in a loud voice in Judean , and he spoke and said, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 18:28, so the Hebrew word רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה (ravshake) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.18.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.28.W2.S1) and character.