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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5631 - סָרִס

Transliteration

çârîyç

Phonetics

saw-reece', saw-reece'

Origin

from an unused root meaning to castrate

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1545

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

official, eunuch

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1413 ‑ δυνάστης (doo‑nas'‑tace); 2135 ‑ εὐνοῦχος (yoo‑noo'‑khos);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (42)

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

BSB (41)

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

CSB (41)

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

ESV (43)

Genesis 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 12

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 7

KJV (42)

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

LEB (41)

Genesis 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 12

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 4

Daniel 7

LSB (44)

Genesis 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 12

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 7

Daniel 7

N95 (44)

Genesis 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 12

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 7

Daniel 7

NAS (46)

Genesis 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 7

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 12

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 7

Daniel 7

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (42)

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

ASV (42)

an officer 2

and her chamberlains 1

and his officers 2

and the eunuchs 2

and they shall be eunuchs 2

chamberlain 3

chamberlains 5

eunuch 1

eunuchs 1

neither let the eunuch 1

of his eunuchs 1

of the chamberlains 1

of the eunuchs 7

officer 5

officers 2

the chamberlain 1

the chamberlains 2

the eunuchs 1

to his officers 1

with the officers 1

BSB (41)

a court official 1

an officer 2

and court officials 1

and eunuchs 1

and his officials 1

and let the eunuch 1

court official 2

eunuch 2

eunuchs 7

his eunuchs 1

his officials 1

of an official 1

of his court officials 1

of his officials 2

of the eunuchs 1

officer 1

officers 1

official 5

officials 1

the court officials 3

the eunuchs 2

to his officials 1

to the eunuchs 1

trusted official 1

CSB (41)

eunuch 2

eunuchs 10

officer 4

officers 2

official 11

officials 8

the eunuch 1

the eunuchs 3

ESV (43)

chamberlain 1

concerning 1

eunuch 6

eunuchs 22

officer 6

officers 3

official 1

officials 1

palace officials 2

KJV (42)

chamberlain 4

chamberlains 9

eunuch 2

eunuchs 15

officer 5

officers 7

LEB (41)

a court official of 2

and eunuchs 1

and her eunuchs 1

and his court officials 1

and the court officials 1

court official 3

eunuch 3

eunuchs 7

high official 1

his court officials 1

it to his high officials 1

let the eunuch 1

of his court officials 1

officials 1

the court officials 7

the court officials of 1

the eunuch 1

the eunuch of 1

the eunuchs 5

to the eunuchs 1

LSB (44)

court 2

eunuch 5

eunuchs 11

officer 4

officers 2

official 4

officials 16

N95 (44)

court 2

eunuch 5

eunuchs 10

officer 5

officers 2

official 3

officials 17

NAS (46)

eunuch 5

eunuchs 10

high 4

officer 5

official 3

officials 19

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (42)

an officer 2

and her eunuchs 1

and his officers 2

and the eunuchs 1

and they shall be eunuchs 1

and they will be eunuchs 1

eunuch 4

eunuchs 6

neither let the eunuch 1

of his eunuchs 1

of the eunuchs 7

officer 5

officers 2

the eunuchs 3

the officer 1

to his officers 1

to the eunuchs 1

with the officers 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2510) x r x (סרס SRS) AC: Castrate CO: Eunuch AB: ?: A castrated male and often used as officers. [from: rx- rule]

b^m ) x i r x (סריס SRYS) - I. Eunuch: II. Officer: KJV (42): eunuch, chamberlain, officer - Strongs: H5631 (סָרִס)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

סָרִיס₄₅ noun masculine eunuch (Late Hebrew id., ᵑ7סָרִיסָא, Syriac

(all with verb denominative = emasculate), Old Aramaic סרסא Lzb³³¹ Cook⁸⁶; Arabic

(verb

be impotent), Kam Frey (not Lane); probably foreign word; according to Jen^{ZA vii. 174} = Assyrian šarêši ( rîši), he who is the head, chief, compare Brock^{Lex 239 b} Dl^{HWB 694} (ša-riš ?), Zim^{ZMG liii. 1899,116}; eunuch being specialized meaning; in any case Arabic is Aramaic loan-word); — absolute ׳ס 1 Kings 22:9 7t.; construct סְרִיס Genesis 37:36 3t.; plural סָרִיסִים 2 Kings 9:32 17t.; construct סְרִיסֵי Genesis 40:7 4t.; suffix סָרִיסָיו Genesis 40:2 4t., סָרִיסֶ֫יהָ Esther 4:4; — eunuch, of Pharaoh Genesis 37:36; Genesis 40:2,7 (all E), married Genesis 39:1 (R^JE); of Israel kings 1 Samuel 8:15 (predict.), 1 Kings 22:9 2 Chronicles 18:8; 2 Kings 8:6; 2 Kings 9:32 (all of Northern Israel); 1 Chronicles 28:1 (in David's time). 2 Kings 23:11; 2 Kings 24:12,15 compare Jeremiah 29:2, also Jeremiah 34:19; Jeremiah 38:7; Jeremiah 41:16 (all in Judah; so likewise) 2 Kings 25:19 (military officer) = Jeremiah 52:25; of Babylonian kings 2 Kings 20:18 = Isaiah 39:7 (predict.); ascribed to Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel , רַב סָרִיסָיו Daniel 1:3, שַׂר הַסָּרִיסִים Daniel 1:7; Daniel 1:8; Daniel 1:9; Daniel 1:10; Daniel 1:11; Daniel 1:18; to king of Persia in Esther 1:10,12,15 9t. Esther; promises made to eunuchs Isaiah 56:3,4. (Term never used in law codes; on contrary compare exclusion of מְּצוּעַ דַּכָּא, and כְּרוּת שָׁפְכָה Deuteronomy 23:2 [see Dr^{on the passage}], also מְרוֺחַ אָ֑שֶׁךְ Leviticus 21:20.) — רַבסָֿרִיס is title of high military officer 2 Kings 18:17 (Assyrian ), Jeremiah 39:3,13 (Babylonian ). — See further, Thes Smith^{DB Art.} ' Eunuch, ' Di^{Genesis 39:1} Dr^{Deuteronomy 23:1}.

List of Word Forms

הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים הַסָּֽרִיסִ֔ים הַסָּֽרִסִים֙ הַסָּרִ֔יס הַסָּרִיסִ֑ים הַסָּרִיסִ֔ים הַסָּרִיסִ֖ים הַסָּרִיסִ֜ים הַסָּרִיסִ֧ים הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ הַסָּרִיסִים֙ הסריס הסריסים הסריסים׃ הסרסים וְהַסָּרִיסִ֜ים וְסָ֣רִסִ֔ים וְסָֽרִיסָ֑יו וְסָרִיסֵ֥י וְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ והסריסים וסריסי וסריסיה וסריסיו וסרסים לְסָרִיסָ֖יו לַסָּֽרִיסִים֙ לסריסיו לסריסים מִסָּרִיסֵ֤י מסריסי סְרִ֣יס סְרִ֥יס סְרִ֨יס סְרִיסֵ֣י סְרִיס־ סָֽרִיסִ֔ים סָרִ֖יס סָרִ֗יס סָרִ֨יס סָרִיסִ֔ים סָרִיסִֽים׃ סָרִיסֵ֣י סָרִיסֵ֤י סָרִיסָ֑יו סָרִיסָ֗יו סריס סריס־ סריסי סריסיו סריסים סריסים׃ has·sā·ri·sîm has·sā·rî·sîm has·sā·rîs hassaRis hassārîs hassariSim hassārisîm hassārîsîm las·sā·rî·sîm lassariSim lassārîsîm lə·sā·rî·sāw lesariSav ləsārîsāw mis·sā·rî·sê missārîsê missariSei sā·rî·sāw sā·rî·sê sā·rî·sîm sā·rîs saRis sārîs sariSav sārîsāw sārîsê sariSei sariSim sārîsîm sə·rî·sê sə·rîs sə·rîs- seRis sərîs sərîs- sərîsê seriSei vehassariSim vesariSav vesariSei vesariSeiha veSariSim wə·has·sā·rî·sîm wə·sā·rî·sāw wə·sā·rî·sê wə·sā·rî·se·hā wə·sā·ri·sîm wəhassārîsîm wəsārîsāw wəsārîsê wəsārîsehā wəsārisîm