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• EUNUCH — The Hebrew word sārīs (Heb. סָרִיס), a loanword from Akkadian, has two meanings in the Bible: the first and most common is eunuch (e.g. II Kings 8:6; 9:32; 20:18 (= Isa. 39:7); Isa. 56:3–5; and Jer. 39:7) (ʾ īš sārīs and all the instances in the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism