5631. saris

Strong's Concordance

saris: eunuch

Original Word: סָרִיס
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: saris
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-reece')
Definition: eunuch

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
probably of foreign origin
Definition
eunuch
NASB Translation
court officers (1), court officials (1), eunuch (5), eunuchs (10), officer (5), officers (1), official (3), officials (16).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

סָרִיס₄₅ noun masculine eunuch (Late Hebrew id., ᵑ7 סָרִיסָא, 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 2Chronicles 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^{Deut 23:1}.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

chamberlain, eunuch, officer

Or caric {saw-reece'}; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state -- chamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare Rab-Cariyc.

see HEBREW Rab-Cariyc

Forms and Transliterations

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

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 37:36
HEB: מִצְרָ֑יִם לְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙ סְרִ֣יס פַּרְעֹ֔ה שַׂ֖ר
NAS: Pharaoh's officer, the captain
KJV: unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's,
INT: Egypt to Potiphar officer Pharaoh's the captain

Genesis 39:1
HEB: וַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּ פּוֹטִיפַר֩ סְרִ֨יס פַּרְעֹ֜ה שַׂ֤ר
NAS: an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh,
KJV: and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh,
INT: bought and Potiphar officer of Pharaoh the captain

Genesis 40:2
HEB: עַ֖ל שְׁנֵ֣י סָרִיסָ֑יו עַ֚ל שַׂ֣ר
NAS: with his two officials, the chief
KJV: two [of] his officers, against the chief
INT: against his two officials and the chief

Genesis 40:7
HEB: וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת־ סְרִיסֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר
NAS: Pharaoh's officials who
KJV: Pharaoh's officers that [were] with him in the ward
INT: asked officials Pharaoh's who

1 Samuel 8:15
HEB: יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְנָתַ֥ן לְסָרִיסָ֖יו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃
NAS: and give to his officers and to his servants.
KJV: and give to his officers, and to his servants.
INT: will take and give to his officers his servants

1 Kings 22:9
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־ סָרִ֖יס אֶחָ֑ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
NAS: called an officer and said,
KJV: called an officer, and said, Hasten
INT: of Israel about an officer an and said

2 Kings 8:6
HEB: לָ֣הּ הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד לֵאמֹ֗ר
NAS: for her a certain officer, saying,
KJV: unto her a certain officer, saying,
INT: appointed the king officer her a certain saying

2 Kings 9:32
HEB: שְׁנַ֥יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה סָרִיסִֽים׃
NAS: or three officials looked down
KJV: to him two [or] three eunuchs.
INT: two three officials

2 Kings 20:18
HEB: ק) וְהָיוּ֙ סָֽרִיסִ֔ים בְּהֵיכַ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ
NAS: away; and they will become officials in the palace
KJV: shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace
INT: accept will become officials the palace of the king

2 Kings 23:11
HEB: נְתַן־ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַסָּרִ֔יס אֲשֶׁ֖ר בַּפַּרְוָרִ֑ים
NAS: of Nathan-melech the official, which
KJV: of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which [was] in the suburbs,
INT: the chamber of Nathan-melech the official which the precincts

2 Kings 24:12
HEB: וַעֲבָדָ֖יו וְשָׂרָ֣יו וְסָֽרִיסָ֑יו וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙
NAS: and his captains and his officials. So the king
KJV: and his princes, and his officers: and the king
INT: and his servants and his captains and his officials took the king

2 Kings 24:15
HEB: הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וְאֶת־ סָרִיסָ֗יו וְאֵת֙ [אֱוִלֵי
NAS: wives and his officials and the leading men
KJV: wives, and his officers, and the mighty
INT: wives and the king's and his officials mighty of the land

2 Kings 25:19
HEB: הָעִ֡יר לָקַח֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־
NAS: he took one official who was overseer
KJV: an officer that was set
INT: the city took official one who

1 Chronicles 28:1
HEB: וּלְבָנָ֜יו עִם־ הַסָּרִיסִ֧ים וְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛ים וּֽלְכָל־
NAS: and his sons, with the officials and the mighty
KJV: and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men,
INT: and his sons with the officials and the mighty all

2 Chronicles 18:8
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־ סָרִ֖יס אֶחָ֑ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
NAS: called an officer and said,
KJV: for one [of his] officers, and said,
INT: of Israel about an officer one and said

Esther 1:10
HEB: וְכַרְכַּ֔ס שִׁבְעַת֙ הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים אֶת־
NAS: the seven eunuchs who served
KJV: the seven chamberlains that served
INT: and Carkas the seven eunuchs served in

Esther 1:12
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּיַ֣ד הַסָּרִיסִ֑ים וַיִּקְצֹ֤ף הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
NAS: delivered by the eunuchs. Then the king
KJV: by [his] chamberlains: therefore was the king
INT: after delivered the eunuchs became the king

Esther 1:15
HEB: אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ בְּיַ֖ד הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ ס
NAS: Ahasuerus [delivered] by the eunuchs?
KJV: Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
INT: Ahasuerus by chamberlain

Esther 2:3
HEB: יַ֥ד הֵגֶ֛א סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר
NAS: the king's eunuch, who is in charge
KJV: the king's chamberlain, keeper
INT: the custody of Hegai eunuch the king's charge

Esther 2:14
HEB: יַ֧ד שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר
NAS: the king's eunuch who was in charge
KJV: the king's chamberlain, which kept
INT: the custody of Shaashgaz eunuch the king's charge

Esther 2:15
HEB: יֹאמַ֛ר הֵגַ֥י סְרִיס־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר
NAS: the king's eunuch who was in charge
KJV: the king's chamberlain, the keeper
INT: advised Hegai eunuch the king's charge

Esther 2:21
HEB: וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ שְׁנֵֽי־ סָרִיסֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י
NAS: of the king's officials from those who guarded
KJV: of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan
INT: and Teresh two officials of the king's guarded

Esther 4:4
HEB: נַעֲר֨וֹת אֶסְתֵּ֤ר וְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ לָ֔הּ
NAS: maidens and her eunuchs came
KJV: maids and her chamberlains came
INT: maidens Esther's eunuchs and told writhed

Esther 4:5
HEB: אֶסְתֵּ֨ר לַהֲתָ֜ךְ מִסָּרִיסֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: from the king's eunuchs, whom
KJV: [one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed
INT: Esther Hathach eunuchs the king's whom

Esther 6:2
HEB: וָתֶ֗רֶשׁ שְׁנֵי֙ סָרִיסֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖י
NAS: of the king's eunuchs who were doorkeepers,
KJV: of the king's chamberlains, the keepers
INT: and Teresh two eunuchs of the king's the keepers

42 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5631
42 Occurrences

has·sā·rîs — 2 Occ.
has·sā·rî·sîm — 12 Occ.
las·sā·rî·sîm — 1 Occ.
lə·sā·rî·sāw — 1 Occ.
mis·sā·rî·sê — 1 Occ.
sā·rîs — 6 Occ.
sā·rî·sāw — 3 Occ.
sā·rî·sê — 2 Occ.
sā·rî·sîm — 3 Occ.
sə·rîs — 5 Occ.
sə·rî·sê — 1 Occ.
wə·has·sā·rî·sîm — 1 Occ.
wə·sā·rî·sāw — 1 Occ.
wə·sā·rî·sê — 1 Occ.
wə·sā·rî·se·hā — 1 Occ.
wə·sā·ri·sîm — 1 Occ.