rav.sha.qeh identifies the Assyrian king's representative who addresses Hezekiah's officials and Jerusalem's people.

The term is used consistently as a proper designation for the representative sent by the king of Assyria to Jerusalem. The cited accounts portray him delivering the king's challenge, speaking publicly in Judahite, and returning to the Assyrian king.

1. The Assyrian king's representative · dominant

   In 2 Kings 18:17 the noun marked Proper names one of those sent by the king of Assyria from Lachish to Jerusalem; in Isaiah 36:2 the APB likewise renders the clause as the king sending “the Rabshakeh” to King Hezekiah. In 2 Kings 18:28 and Isaiah 36:13, the same proper noun identifies the speaker who stands and calls out in Judahite with the message of the great king.

   2 Kings 18:172 Kings 18:28Isaiah 36:2Isaiah 36:132 Kings 19:8Isaiah 37:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly presents the term as “Rabshakeh,” sometimes with “the,” while narrating his sending, speech, reported words, and return. These renderings identify the figure in the verse rather than establish a separate lexical nuance.