Hebrew word study
סָרִיס H5631
- Transliteration
- çârîyç
- Pronunciation
- saw-reece'
- KJV glosses
- chamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare H7249 (רַב־סָרִיס).
Lexical summary
a eunuch
by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a eunuch
by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information