rav-sa.ris identifies a named official among royal envoys and rulers in the supplied biblical passages.

The term is used as a designation attached to named figures in royal settings: an Assyrian delegation sent to Hezekiah and Babylonian rulers or officers named in Jerusalem.

1. Designation of a named royal official · dominant

   In 2 Kings 18:17, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the list of figures sent by the king of Assyria to King Hezekiah; the APB renders the delegation as “Tartan, Rab-saris, and Rabshakeh.” In Jeremiah 39:3 and Jeremiah 39:13, the same form marks named Babylonian figures among rulers and chief officers; the APB respectively renders “Samgar-nebu-sar-sekim the Rab-saris” and “Nebushazban the Rab-saris.”

   2 Kings 18:17Jeremiah 39:3Jeremiah 39:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the term as “Rab-saris” following a personal name or within a list of royal figures. It does not independently specify the term's precise English contribution beyond that designation.