However, less commonly known, is that the Hebrew word saris, which is often translated as “eunuch,” was used in a far broader sense. It was a generic word that referred to those who would not or could not produce offspring, who were physically, mentally, or in any other way unable or unwilling to procreate. In other words, eunuchs were men who were either (a) castrated, (b) not aroused by women, or (c) men who chose celibacy.
