tabbach . The king's executioner, literally, cook (Genesis 37:36, margrin; 2 Kings 25:8; Daniel 2:14). Rats ("the runner") who carried dispatches (2 Chronicles 30:6), and also acted as military guard to the Jewish kings (2 Samuel 15:1). Μishmereth ("watchmen") (Nehemiah 4:9; Nehemiah 4:22).