רַב־טַבָּחִים
Abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) · properly, a butcher ; hence, a lifeguardsman (because He was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
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רַב H7227 abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
טַבָּח H2876 properly, a butcher ; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
What does רַב־טַבָּחִים (rav-tabbachim) mean in the Bible?
רַב · טַבָּח is a Hebrew word meaning "chief of the guard, commander of executioners/bodyguard".
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