Daniel 1:8:12Dan.1.8.W12TAB
הַסָּרִיסִ֔ים
hasarisim
“the eunuchs”
- Transliteration
- ha-sa-ri-SIM
- Extended
- hah-saa-ree-SEEM
- IPA
- /has.saːriːˈsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the eunuchs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-sa-ri-SIM
- phraseyour reading level
mi-SAR ha-sa-ri-SIM
- clause
va-ye-vak-KESH mi-SAR ha-sa-ri-SIM a-SHER LO yit-ga-AL
- sentence
va-YA-sem da-ni-EL al-li-VO a-SHER lo-yit-ga-AL be-fat-BAG ha-ME-lekh u-ve-YAH-yin mish-TAHV va-ye-vak-KESH mi-SAR ha-sa-ri-SIM a-SHER LO yit-ga-AL
Exegesis
The second vav-consecutive way-vak-kēsh {וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙ | way-vak-kēsh} ‘and he requested’ introduces his appeal to mi-sar ha-sā-rî-sîm {מִשַּׂ֣ר הַסָּרִיסִ֔ים | mi-sar ha-sā-rî-sîm} ‘the chief of the eunuchs’.
Root and etymology
ס־ר־ס
“eunuch, official”
In context — Daniel 1:8
And Daniel set his mind not to defile himself with the king’s portion or the wine served to him, and he requested the chief of the eunuchs to grant him permission to avoid defilement.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 1:8, so the Hebrew word הַסָּרִיסִ֔ים (hasarisim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.1.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.8.W12.S1) and character.