sari
part of speech
noun
meaning for a pupil
A Hebrew word meaning officer or prince, found in the Assyrian and Babylonian titles "Rab-saris," chief officer. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is part of an official's title, not a piece of clothing; Rab-saris was a chief court official of a foreign king.
examples
- And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem. (Prophets 2KI.18.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban Rab-saris, and Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon; (Prophets JER.39.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim Rab-saris, Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. (Prophets JER.39.3, JPS 1917) tree →
note
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Trees and pragmatics
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