Quick Definition
Rab-mag
Biblical Persons & Places
Rab-mag
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.39.3;
only referred to as Rab-mag (רַב־מָג).
Strong's Definition
Rab-Mag, a Babylonian official
Derivation: from H7227 (רַב) and a foreign word for a Magian; chief Magian;
KJV Usage: Rab-mag.
TWOT Reference: 1143
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) soothsayer, magician, chief soothsayer
1a) Rab-mag, chief soothsayer, or chief of princes, an official of Babylonia
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָ֑ג n.m. soothsayer, magian base