[Avodah] What is a saris?

[Zev Sero]

Saris definitely means eunuch; when Yeshaya says "ve'al yomar hasaris
hen ani etz yavesh", he doesn't mean "royal servant".  The question is
whether, by the time of the Megillah, the term had shifted in meaning;
since traditionally royal servants were eunuchs, perhaps the term had
come to be applied to all royal servants, regardless of their anatomical
status.

As for Haman, if saris is meant literally, perhaps he was castrated for
the sake of his career after he had his children.

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