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Hebrew wordlink #18921

OSHB Gen 39:1 סְרִיס (şərīş) Strongs=5631 Lemma=‘סָרִיס’
contextual word gloss=‘the_official_of’ word gloss=‘officer_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-1728

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Other uses (4) of identical word form סְרִיס (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘סְרִיס’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 3 different glosses: ‘an_official_of’, ‘the_eunuch_of’, ‘the_official_of’.

GEN 37:36 contextual word gloss=‘an_official_of’ word gloss=‘officer_of’ OSHB GEN 37:36 word 7

OET-LV: 36 And_the_Midyānites they _sold DOM_him/it into Miʦrayim/(Egypt) to_Fōţīfar an _official _of Parˊoh the _commander _of the _bodyguards. (GEN_37:36)

OET-RV: 36 Meanwhile, the Midianites arrived in Egypt and sold him to Potifar—Far’oh’s captain of the guards. (GEN 37:36)

EST 2:3 contextual word gloss=‘the_eunuch_of’ word gloss=‘eunuch_of’ OSHB EST 2:3 word 23

OET-LV: 3 And_let _him _appoint the_king appointees in_all the _provinces _of his/its_kingdom and_let _them _gather DOM every _of girl virgin good _of appearance to Shūshan the_citadel to the _house _of the _women into the _hand _of Hegai the _eunuch _of the_king the _one _who_kept _of the_women and_let _him _give cleansings _of_their. (EST_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 You could assign officers in each province of your empire to bring every virgin who is very beautiful here to your capital city of Shushan. They could stay in the harem for virgins under the custody of Hegai, the castrated royal guardian who takes care of the young women who live there and he could arrange for them to receive beauty treatments. (EST 2:3)

EST 2:14 contextual word gloss=‘the_eunuch_of’ word gloss=‘eunuch_of’ OSHB EST 2:14 word 14

OET-LV: 14 In_evening she was_going and_in_morning she was_returning to the _house _of the _women second into the _hand _of Shaashgaz the _eunuch _of the_king the _one _who_kept _of the_concubines not she _went again into the_king if/because (if) he _delighted in_her the_king and_she _was _summoned by_name. (EST_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 She’d be taken across in the evening, and in the morning she’d be led out to the other harem which was for the concubines. (That harem was overseen by Shaashgaz, another castrated royal guardian.) The women taken there wouldn’t go again to the king’s house unless he had especially liked them and summoned her back by name. (EST 2:14)

EST 2:15 contextual word gloss=‘the_eunuch_of’ word gloss=‘eunuch_of’ OSHB EST 2:15 word 24

OET-LV: 15 And_when_arrived the _turn _of ʼEştēr the _daughter _of ʼAⱱīhayil the _uncle _of Mārəddəkay whom he _had _taken to_him/it to_a _daughter to_go to the_king not she _requested anything if/because (if) DOM that_which he _said Hegai the _eunuch _of the_king the _one _who_kept _of the_women and_ ʼEştēr _it _became favour bearing _of in/on_both _eyes _of all _of those _of_who_saw _her. (EST_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 Now Esther was the daughter of Mordekai’s uncle, Abihail, from whom Mordekai had adopted her as his own daughter. When it was her turn to go to the king, she didn’t ask for anything other than what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised, and everyone who saw Esther liked her. (EST 2:15)