סִרְסוּר, (reduplic. of סור; cmp. Arab. sursûr) going around, examination; (sub. בעל) expert, middleman, broker (cmp. סַפְסָר, סַפְסִירָא). B. Bath. V, 8 אם היה ס׳ ביניהן … לס׳ if a middleman is between them, and the cask is broken (before delivery to the purchaser), the middleman has to suffer the loss; ib. 87ᵃ במדת ס׳ when the vessel belonged to the middleman; Deut. R. s. 3 נשברה החבית נשברה לס׳; Tanḥ. Ekeb 11 (corr. acc.). Gen. R. R. s. 8 עשה לו סחורה ע"י ס׳ had business done through a commissioner. Koh. R. to X, 16 הדיין יושב … והס׳ מכריע וכ׳ the judge is seated, the parties stand, and the mediator tries to compromise between them. Y. Meg. IV, 74ᵈ top כשם שנתנה ע"י ס׳ וכ׳ as the Law was given through an agent (Moses), so it must be taught through an agent (the Amora, v. אֲמוֹרָא). Pesik. Haḥod., p. 45ᵃ הס׳ the agent (Moses); Pesik. R. s. 15 פני הס׳ (strike out השליט or השליח, as a gloss to הס׳). Lam. R. to I, 18 פיהו ופום סִרְסוּרוֹ against his commandment and that of his agent (the prophet); a. fr.—Y. Ber. III, 6ᵃ top; Y. M. Kat. III, 83ᵃ top הס׳ the agent of sin, v. כָּפָה.—Pl. סִרְסוּרִין, סִירְ׳. Num. R. s. 17, end (ref. to Num. XV, 39) הלב … ס׳ לגוף the heart and the eyes are the body’s agents (panders); Tanḥ.Sh’laḥ 15; a. fr.