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Strong's #5631 - סָרִס

Transliteration
çârîyç
Phonetics
saw-reece', saw-reece'
Origin
from an unused root meaning to castrate
Parts of Speech
Noun Masculine
TWOT
1545
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) official, eunuch

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 1413 ‑ δυνάστης (doo‑nas'‑tace);  2135 ‑ εὐνοῦχος (yoo‑noo'‑khos);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
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
NAS (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
HCS (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 (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
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
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
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

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

bm ) xirx (סריס SRYS) - I. Eunuch: II. Officer: KJV (42): eunuch, chamberlain, officer - Strongs: H5631 (סָרִס)

AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
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.


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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
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