How to Pronounce Eunuch

YOO-nuhk

Eunuch is pronounced YOO-nuhk (ˈjuːnɪk): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: YOO-nick.

What is Eunuch?

Literally bed-keeper or chamberlain, and not necessarily in all cases one who was mutilated, although the practice of employing such mutilated persons in Oriental courts was common (2 Kings 9:32; Esther 2:3). The law of Moses excluded them from the congregation (Deut. 23:1). They were common also among the Greeks and Romans. It is said that even to-day there are some in Rome who are employed in singing soprano in the Sistine Chapel. Three classes of eunuchs are mentioned in Matt. 19:12.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

YOO-nick

Found in Scripture

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