Genesis 40:2

40:2 Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials, ¹  the cupbearer and the baker,

[40:2]  ¹ tn The Hebrew word סָרִיס (saris), used here of these two men and of Potiphar (see 39:1), normally means “eunuch.” But evidence from Akkadian texts shows that in early times the title was used of a court official in general. Only later did it become more specialized in its use.