Original Word: רַב־מָג
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: Rab-Mag
Pronunciation: rahb-mahg
Phonetic Spelling: (rab-mawg')
Definition: Chief Magi, Chief of the Magi, or Chief Officer
Meaning: Rab-Mag

Rab-mag

From rab and a foreign word for a Magian; chief Magian; Rab-Mag, a Bab. Official -- Rab-mag.

see HEBREW rab

Word Origin
from rab and a word of foreign origin
Definition
perhaps "chief soothsayer," an official of the Bab. king
NASB Translation
Rab-mag (2).

מָ֑ג noun masculine soothsayer, magian (loan-word from Assyrian ma——u, soothsayer, Dl^{HWB 397}; perhaps originally Sumerian, Dl^{HA 14}); — רַבמָֿ֑ג Jeremiah 39:3,13 chief-soothsayer, in train of Nebuchadrezzar.

מַגְבִּישׁ V. גבשׁ מִגְבָּלֹת see גבל.

מִגְבָּעוֺת see גבע.

מגד (√ of following; compare Arabic , , be glorious, excel in glory).

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words רַב (rab, meaning "chief" or "great") and מָג (mag, meaning "magician" or "priest").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term related to the concept of magi or wise men is found in Strong's Greek Number G3097, μάγος (magos), which refers to a magus or wise man, often associated with the magi who visited Jesus after His birth as described in the New Testament.

Usage: The term Rab-Mag is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible to denote a specific official title within the Babylonian hierarchy. It appears in the context of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem.

Context: Rab-Mag is mentioned in the context of the Babylonian siege and subsequent conquest of Jerusalem. The title is used to describe a high-ranking Babylonian official present during the events surrounding the fall of Jerusalem. In Jeremiah 39:3, the Rab-Mag is listed among the Babylonian officials who entered the city after its capture: "Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer the Rab-Mag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon." The presence of the Rab-Mag among these officials highlights the importance of this position within the Babylonian administration, likely involving responsibilities related to religious or scholarly duties, given the association with the magi.

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