1. סָרִיס
eunuch
The corpus record — Hebrew
סְרִ֣יס
cariyc · n.m
eunuch
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 42 · 1.37/10k
Senses
2. סָרִיס
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
3. סָרִיס
Wolff BK 14/2:316 and 320
Attestations
- סְרִ֣יס Genesis 37:36 (BHS)
- סְרִ֨יס Genesis 39:1 (BHS)
- סָרִיסָ֑י/ו Genesis 40:2 (BHS)
- סְרִיסֵ֣י Genesis 40:7 (BHS)
- לְ/סָרִיסָ֖י/ו 1 Samuel 8:15 (BHS)
- סָרִ֖יס 1 Kings 22:9 (BHS)
6 of 42 attestations shown.
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 415; entry #1760 Review: Under source audit
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