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Rab-saris

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(chief of eunuchs). (1) An Assyrian general (2 Kings 18:17¹⁷And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. (2 Kings 18:17)). (2) A Babylonian prince (Jer. 39:3,13³And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. (Jeremiah 39:3)
¹³So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; (Jeremiah 39:13)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

This, like Rab-mag, is a title, its meaning being “chief eunuch.” It was the title of one who accompanied the Assyrian army when it was sent against Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:17¹⁷And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. (2 Kings 18:17)). One of the princes of Nebuchadnezzar at the siege of Jerusalem also bore this title (Jer. 39:3,13³And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. (Jeremiah 39:3)
¹³So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; (Jeremiah 39:13)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7249 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Rab-Cariyc

Phonic:

rab-saw-reece’

Meaning:

from 7227 and a foreign word for a eunuch; chief chamberlain; Rab-Saris, a Babylonian official

KJV Usage:

Rab-saris

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

chief eunuch

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Chief of the eunuchs:―name of a king of Assyria and of a Babylonian prince [SARSECHIM], Jer. 39:3. {Princeps eunuchorum}