[Avodah] What is a saris?

[Zev Sero]

Micha Berger wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 09:45:05AM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:
> : Saris definitely means eunuch; when Yeshaya says "ve'al yomar hasaris
> : hen ani etz yavesh", he doesn't mean "royal servant"...
> : As for Haman, if saris is meant literally, perhaps he was castrated for
> : the sake of his career after he had his children.
> 
> What about "Potiphar saris Par'oh" (Bereishis 39:1)? Or is that why
> eishes Potiphar was looking for men elsewhere?

See Rashi Bereshit 41:45 (but see Ramban there).

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