The meaning of “סָרִיס”
Understanding çârîyç reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or סָרִס çâriç (saw-reece'); from an unused root meaning to castrate chamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare רַב־סָרִיס. -...
סָרִיס
or סָרִס çâriç (saw-reece'); from an unused root meaning to castrate chamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare רַב־סָרִיס. - a eunuch - by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state 1) official, eunuch
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 40:2 | “And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.” Word: סָרִיס (çârîyç) | |
| 1 Samuel 8:15 | “And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.” Word: סָרִיס (çârîyç) | |
| 2 Kings 23:11 | “And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan–melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.” Word: סָרִיס (çârîyç) | |
| 1 Chronicles 28:1 | “And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.” Word: סָרִיס (çârîyç) | |
| 2 Chronicles 18:8 | “And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.” Word: סָרִיס (çârîyç) |
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