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סָרִיס

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

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סָרִיס H5631
Pronunciation sāriys

What does סָרִיס (sāriys) mean in the Bible?

סָרִיס (sāriys): Castrated official who progresses from intimate court service to high political authority and administrative power

Full entry for סָרִיס (H5631) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does סָרִיס (sāriys) mean in the Bible?

סָרִיס (sāriys): Castrated official who progresses from intimate court service to high political authority and administrative power

How does the BSB render H5631?

The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include eunuchs (7), official (5), the court officials (3), an officer (2), court official (2).

Where does סָרִיס (sāriys) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 37:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (12), 2 Kings (7), Daniel (7), Jeremiah (5).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
eunuchs 7× 2 Kings 9:32, 2 Kings 20:18, Esther 1:10, Esther 2:21
official 5× Daniel 1:7, Daniel 1:8, Daniel 1:9, Daniel 1:11
the court officials 3× 1 Chronicles 28:1, Jeremiah 29:2, Jeremiah 34:19
an officer 2× Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1
court official 2× 2 Kings 25:19, Jeremiah 52:25
eunuch 2× Esther 2:3, Esther 2:14
of his officials 2× 1 Kings 22:9, 2 Chronicles 18:8
the eunuchs 2× Esther 1:15, Esther 7:9
. . . 1× Daniel 1:10
[his] eunuchs 1× Esther 1:12
a court official 1× Jeremiah 38:7
and court officials 1× Jeremiah 41:16
and eunuchs 1× Esther 4:4
and his officials 1× 2 Kings 24:12
And let the eunuch 1× Isaiah 56:3
his officials 1× 2 Kings 24:15
of an official 1× 2 Kings 23:11
of his court officials 1× Daniel 1:3
of the eunuchs 1× Esther 6:2
officer 1× 2 Kings 8:6
officers 1× Genesis 40:2
the officials 1× Genesis 40:7
to his officials 1× 1 Samuel 8:15
To the eunuchs 1× Isaiah 56:4
trusted official 1× Esther 2:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 37:36 סְרִ֣יס to an officer Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 39:1 סְרִ֨יס to an officer Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 40:2 סָרִיסָ֑יו to officers Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 40:7 סְרִיסֵ֣י to the officials Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Samuel 8:15 לְסָרִיסָ֖יו to to his officials Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1 Kings 22:9 סָרִ֖יס to of his officials Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 8:6 סָרִ֨יס to officer Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 9:32 סָרִיסִֽים׃ to eunuchs Noun - masculine plural 2 Kings 20:18 סָֽרִיסִ֔ים to eunuchs Noun - masculine plural 2 Kings 23:11 הַסָּרִ֔יס to of an official Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 37:36
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 10
Genesis 4 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 7 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Esther 12 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 5 Daniel 7
Source forms
סָרִ֨יס 3x sā·rîs 2 Kings 8:6, 2 Kings 25:19, Jeremiah 52:25
הַסָּרִ֔יס 2x has·sā·rîs 2 Kings 23:11, Isaiah 56:3
הַסָּרִיסִ֔ים 2x has·sā·rî·sîm Daniel 1:8, Daniel 1:18
סְרִ֥יס 2x sə·rîs Esther 2:3, Esther 2:14
סָרִ֖יס 2x sā·rîs 1 Kings 22:9, 2 Chronicles 18:8
סָרִיסָ֑יו 2x sā·rî·sāw Genesis 40:2, Daniel 1:3
הַסָּרִיסִ֧ים 1x has·sā·rî·sîm 1 Chronicles 28:1
הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים 1x has·sā·rî·sîm Esther 1:10
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 12x 1 Chronicles 28:1, Esther 1:10, Esther 1:12, Esther 1:15
Noun - masculine singular 6x 1 Kings 22:9, 2 Kings 8:6, 2 Kings 25:19, 2 Chronicles 18:8
Noun - masculine singular construct 5x Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Esther 2:3, Esther 2:14
Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Kings 9:32, 2 Kings 20:18, Isaiah 39:7
Noun - masculine plural construct 3x Genesis 40:7, Esther 2:21, Esther 6:2
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 40:2, 2 Kings 24:15, Daniel 1:3
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 23:11, Isaiah 56:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 41:16
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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