Saris (סריס) means official in Hebrew.
It can also mean officer and eunuch. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
official, officer, eunuch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Saris.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראשר, בעל משרה רמה בשרות השליט.
וְיוֹסֵף הוּרַד מִצְרָיְמָה וַיִּקְנֵהוּ פּוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים אִישׁ מִצְרִי.
- 2גבר שעבר סרוס, שנכרתו אשכיו או שנולד ללא אשכים.
וְאַל יֹאמַר בֶּן הַנֵּכָר הַנִּלְוָה אֶל ה' לֵאמֹר הַבְדֵּל יַבְדִּילַנִי יְהוָה מֵעַל עַמּוֹ וְאַל יֹאמַר הַסָּרִיס הֵן אֲנִי עֵץ יָבֵשׁ
- 3גבר מעל גיל 20, שלא מצויים בו סימני בגרות.
- 4שאין בו יכולת פריון
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Saris is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סָרִיס
- Written without vowel points
- סריס
- Said
- saris
- Root
- ס־ר־ס
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- סָרִיסִים
- Inflections
- ר' סָרִיסִים; סָריס־, סָריסֵי־ (גם סריסֵי־), סָריסו
- Gematria
- 330
This is how Saris is said in other languages.
- English
- official, officer, eunuch
- Russian
- евнух
- French
- eunuque
- German
- Eunuch
These words mean nearly the same as Saris.
These words rhyme with Saris.
These words come before and after Saris in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Saris.
What does Saris (סריס) mean in Hebrew?
Saris (סריס) means official, officer, and eunuch. It is said saris, with the stress on ris.
What is a synonym for Saris (סריס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Saris (סריס) are עקר.
What rhymes with Saris (סריס)?
Words that rhyme with Saris (סריס) include בסיס, כיס, כרטיס, עסיס, תכסיס, and רסיס.
Is Saris (סריס) masculine or feminine?
The word Saris (סריס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סָרִיסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סריס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.