Daniel 1:9:8Dan.1.9.W8TAB

הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃

hasariseem

the eunuchs

Transliteration
ha-sa-ri-SEEM
Extended
hah-saa-ree-SEEM
IPA
/has.saː.riˈsiːm/

Meaning by language

English
the eunuchs

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + סָּ + רִי + סִֽים׃
ha + sa + ri + seem
hasariseem

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Samekhs as in sit
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Samekhs as in sit
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-sa-ri-SEEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    SAR ha-sa-ri-SEEM

  3. clause

    lif-NE SAR ha-sa-ri-SEEM

  4. sentence

    va-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM et-da-ni-EL le-KHE-sed u-le-ra-kha-MEEM lif-NE SAR ha-sa-ri-SEEM

Exegesis

The phrase lifnei sar ha-sarisim {לִפְנֵ֖י שַׂ֥ר הַסָּרִיסִֽים | lifnê śār ha-sārîsîm} ‘before the chief of the eunuchs’ establishes the courtly setting.

Root and etymology

s-r-s

court official

In contextDaniel 1:9

And God caused Daniel to receive favor and compassion before the chief of the eunuchs.

About this coordinate

Daniel 1:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 1:9, so the Hebrew word הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ (hasariseem) 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.1.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.9.W8.S1) and character.