HebrewH5631Noun (Masculine)

סָרִיס

sa.ris

42Occurrences
H5631Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

or סָרִס; from an unused root meaning to castrate;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
official, eunuch

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

סָרִיס appears 42 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Esther
12
2 Kings
7
Daniel
7
Jeremiah
5
Genesis
4
Isaiah
3
1 Chronicles
1
1 Kings
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 28:1BSB

Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

2 Kings 25:19BSB

Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.

Daniel 1:11BSB

Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

Esther 2:21BSB

In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

Genesis 40:2BSB

Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

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