SPECIAL TOPIC: EUNUCHS
"Eunuchs" (BDB 710) is an Akkadian word which means "the one at the head." Often this refers to those who had been castrated and put into public service (i.e., esp. serving the Queen, harem, and royal children). But, since Potiphar (Gen. 39:1) was married and has this same title, this term may have come to mean simply "a high government official" (i.e., civil, palace, military).
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