2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Rabshakeh 
  chief  of  the  princes,  the  name  given  to  the  chief  cup-bearer  or 
  the  vizier  of  the  Assyrian  court;  one  of  Sennacherib's 
  messengers  to  Hezekiah.  See  the  speech  he  delivered,  in  the 
  Hebrew  language,  in  the  hearing  of  all  the  people,  as  he  stood 
  near  the  wall  on  the  north  side  of  the  city  (2  Kings  18:17-37). 
  He  and  the  other  envoys  returned  to  their  master  and  reported 
  that  Hezekiah  and  his  people  were  obdurate,  and  would  not 
  submit. 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Rab-shakeh,  cup-bearer  of  the  prince 
 

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