סָרִיסçârîyç

eunuch (1 Kings 22:9; Genesis 37:36; 2 Kings 9:32; Genesis 40:7; Genesis 40:2)

Pronunciation: saw-reece' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5631

Where it appears

Appears 42 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 37:36 Meanwhile, the Midianite traders arrived in Egypt, where they sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was captain of the palace guard.
  • Genesis 39:1 When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
  • Genesis 40:2 Pharaoh became angry with these two officials,
  • Genesis 40:7 “Why do you look so worried today?” he asked them.
  • 1 Samuel 8:15 He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.
  • 1 Kings 22:9 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).