Isaiah 39:7:9Isa.39.7.W9TAB
סָרִיסִ֔ים
sarisim
“eunuchs”
- Transliteration
- sa-ri-SIM
- Extended
- saa-ri-SEEM
- IPA
- /saːriˈsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- eunuchs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
sa-ri-SIM
- clause
ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-HE-khal ME-lekh ba-VEL
- sentence
u-mib-ba-NE-kha a-SHER ye-tse-U mim-me-KHA a-SHER to-LID yik-ka-KHU ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-HE-khal ME-lekh ba-VEL
Exegesis
The noun səriṣîm {סָרִיסִים | sā-rî-ṣîm} ‘eunuchs’ underscores the enforced status, heightening the prophecy’s pathos.
Root and etymology
s-r-ssamekh–resh–samekh
“eunuch, court official”
In context — Isaiah 39:7
And of your sons who will come from you and whom you will beget, they will take them away and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 39:7, so the Hebrew word סָרִיסִ֔ים (sarisim) 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 Isa.39.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.7.W9.S1) and character.