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
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-SEEM
- phraseyour reading level
SAR ha-sa-ri-SEEM
- clause
lif-NE SAR ha-sa-ri-SEEM
- 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 context — Daniel 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.