סָרִיס

sa.risNoun (Masculine)H5631

eunuch

From: or סָרִס; from an unused root meaning to castrate;

Short Definition

a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state

Full Lexicon Entry

official, eunuch

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

42 times

Appears 42 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Esther
12
2 Kings
7
Daniel
7
Jeremiah
5
Genesis
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 28:1
  • 2 Kings 25:19
  • Daniel 1:11
  • Esther 2:21
  • Genesis 40:2

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.