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Strong's #8334 - שָׁרַת

Transliteration

shârath

Phonetics

shaw-rath'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2472

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Piel) to minister, serve, minister to

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 103 ‑ ᾄδω (ad'‑o); 1248 ‑ διακονία (dee‑ak‑on‑ee'‑ah); 1249 ‑ διάκονος (dee‑ak'‑on‑os); 1398 ‑ δουλεύω (dool‑yoo'‑o); 2100 ‑ εὐαρεστέω (yoo‑ar‑es‑teh'‑o); 2240 ‑ ἥκω (hay'‑ko); 2324 ‑ θεράπων (ther‑ap'‑ohn); 3000 ‑ λατρεύω (lat‑ryoo'‑o); 3008 ‑ λειτουργέω (li‑toorg‑eh'‑o); 3011 ‑ λειτουργός (li‑toorg‑os'); 3936 ‑ παρίστανω (par‑is'‑tay‑mee, par‑is‑tan'‑o); 3010 ‑ λειτουργικός (li‑toorg‑ik‑os');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (96)

Genesis 2

Exodus 9

Numbers 10

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

1 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 10

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Esther 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 17

Joel 4

BSB (93)

Genesis 2

Exodus 10

Numbers 10

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

1 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 10

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Esther 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 17

Joel 4

CSB (93)

Genesis 2

Exodus 10

Numbers 9

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

1 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 10

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Esther 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 17

Joel 4

ESV (96)

Genesis 2

Exodus 10

Numbers 10

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

1 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 10

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Esther 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 17

Joel 4

KJV (97)

Genesis 2

Exodus 10

Numbers 10

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

1 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 10

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Esther 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 17

Joel 4

LEB (97)

Genesis 2

Exodus 10

Numbers 10

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

1 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 10

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Esther 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 17

Joel 4

LSB (102)

Genesis 3

Exodus 10

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 10

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Esther 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 17

Joel 4

N95 (100)

Genesis 5

Exodus 10

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 10

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Esther 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 17

Joel 4

NAS (113)

Genesis 5

Exodus 10

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 10

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Esther 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 17

Joel 4

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (96)

Genesis 2

Exodus 9

Numbers 10

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

1 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 10

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Esther 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 17

Joel 4

ASV (96)

all his servants 1

and he ministered 1

and his servant 1

and ministered 1

and ministered unto him 1

and ministering 1

and they ministered 1

and they that minister 1

and to minister 2

and when the servant 1

because they ministered 1

but his minister 1

but shall minister 1

for ministering 2

he shall minister unto me 1

him, to minister 1

his minister 1

his ministers 1

minister 2

ministered 2

ministering 2

ministers 1

my ministers 1

of his ministers 2

shall minister 2

that minister 2

that minister unto me 1

that ministered 4

that served 2

that they may minister unto him 1

the minister 1

the ministers 3

them to minister unto them 1

then he shall minister 1

then his servant 1

thereof, wherewith they minister 1

thereof, wherewith they minister unto it 1

thereof; and they shall minister 1

these were they that waited 1

to me to minister 1

to minister 20

to minister unto him 1

to minister unto them 1

to serve 1

unto him, and that ye should be his ministers 1

unto me, to minister 1

unto thee, and minister 1

unto us ministers 1

upon them, while they minister 1

was ministering 1

where the ministers 1

wherein they minister 2

wherewith they minister 2

wherewith they ministered 2

with them, and he ministered 1

ye ministers 3

yet they shall be ministers 1

you the ministers 1

BSB (93)

after that, they may assist 1

and assist 1

and became his personal attendant 1

and he became their personal attendant 1

and minister 1

and ministering 1

and serve 1

and served him 1

and to minister 2

and where the ministering 1

as ministers 1

assistant 2

began ministering 1

but his servant 1

care for it 1

for ministering 3

for ministry 2

have ministered 1

his attendant 1

his officials 1

his servants 1

minister 1

ministered 1

ministers 2

my ministers 1

o ministers 2

of his attendants 2

service 1

serving 1

shall minister to me 1

so amnon''s attendant 1

the attendant 1

them to serve 1

then he shall serve 1

they minister 1

they ministered 2

those who minister 2

to assist him 1

to be worn for ministry 1

to minister 8

to minister before 1

to minister before him 2

to minister before me 3

to minister to him 1

to minister to them 2

to serve 1

to serve him 2

to supply 1

used 1

used in the temple service 2

used to serve 1

was ministering 1

was serving 1

when the servant 1

when they minister 1

whenever he ministers 1

who minister 6

who serve 1

who served 3

who were serving 1

will serve you 2

you servants 1

CSB (93)

as ministers 1

assist 3

assistant 3

attendant 3

attendants' 2

his servants 1

may serve me 1

minister 18

ministered 2

ministering 8

ministers 8

ministry 3

of 1

officials 1

on 1

servant 1

servants 1

serve 12

serve you 1

served 9

service 4

serving 5

the servant 1

used 1

will serve you 1

worshiping 1

ESV (96)

assistant 4

assisted 1

attended 6

attending 1

care 1

minister 38

ministered 2

ministering 11

ministers 14

ministry 1

officials 1

servant 3

servants 2

served 4

service 2

supplied 1

temple service 2

used 1

worship 1

KJV (97)

minister 48

ministered 15

ministering 1

ministers 15

servant 4

servants 1

serve 4

served 4

service 3

servitor 1

waited 1

LEB (97)

⌊serving 1

⌊when they serve⌋ 1

and as those serving 1

and cultic service 1

and he attended them 1

and he may minister 1

and he served him 1

and his assistant 1

and served him 1

and she served him 1

and the ministering 1

and they will minister to him 1

and to serve 1

as ministers 1

attending 2

for serving 5

him to serve 1

his assistant 1

his attendants 1

his officials 1

his servant 1

his servants 3

me to serve me 1

ministering 1

my ministers 1

o ministers of 2

servers of 1

serving 3

shall minister to me 1

shall serve you 2

the assistant of 2

the attendant of 1

the ministers of 2

the ones serving 1

the servants of 2

then his servant 1

they attend to it 1

they can attend 1

they ministered 1

they serve 3

they served there 1

they used to serve 1

they were serving 1

those serving 1

to minister 5

to serve 9

to serve him 2

to serve me 2

to serve them 2

to us ministers 1

was attending 1

was serving 2

were serving 1

were used in temple service 1

who attended 1

who minister 1

who minister to me 1

who ministered 1

who serve 1

who served 1

who was serving 1

will care for it 1

you and minister to you 1

you his attendants 1

your 1

LSB (102)

attend 1

attendant 7

attendants 2

attended 8

attending 1

minister 41

ministered 6

ministering 13

ministers 16

ministry 1

serve 1

to 3

used 2

N95 (100)

assist 1

attendant 4

attended 2

became 1

care 2

minister 25

ministered 4

ministering 15

ministers 16

personal 1

servant 4

serve 10

served 6

service 3

serving 1

take 1

took 1

used 2

waiters 1

NAS (113)

assist 1

attend 3

attendant 3

attended 2

attending 2

became 1

care 2

minister 11

ministered 1

ministering 13

ministers 17

of 2

personal 2

servant 5

serve 24

served 7

service 6

serving 2

take 1

temple 2

to 2

took 1

used 2

waiters 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (96)

all of his officials 1

and he took care 1

and ministered 1

and ministering 1

and served him 1

and they shall take care 1

and those who minister 1

and to minister 2

because they ministered 1

but his servant 1

but shall minister 1

for ministering 2

he ministered 1

he will serve me 1

his servant 2

his servants 1

in which they minister 2

ministered 2

ministering 2

ministers 1

my ministers 1

of his ministers 2

servant 1

served 1

shall minister 2

that they may minister to him 1

the ministers 3

the servant 1

them to minister to them 1

then he shall minister 1

then his servant 1

these were those who waited 1

they ministered 1

to me to minister 1

to minister 20

to minister to him 1

to minister to them 1

to serve 1

to us ministers 1

was ministering 1

when the servant 1

where the ministers 1

who attended 1

who minister 2

who minister to me 1

who ministered 1

who served 4

with which they minister 3

with which they minister to it 1

with which they ministered 2

yet they shall be ministers 1

you ministers 2

you the ministers 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2884) t r s (סהרת ShRT) AC: Serve CO: ? AB: Service

V) t r s (סהרת ShRT) - Serve: To be in service to another. KJV (97): (vf: Piel) minister, serve, servant, service, servitor, waited - Strongs: H8334 (שָׁרַת)

N^m) t r s (סהרת ShRT) - Service: KJV (2): ministry, minister - Strongs: H8335 (שָׁרֵת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[שָׁרַת]₉₇ verb Pi`el minister, serve (compare Late Hebrew שֵׁרוּת (temple-) ministry, Phoenician משרת ministry, and perhaps verb שרת minister); —

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular שֵׁרֵת Numbers 8:26; Deuteronomy 18:7; 3 masculine plural שֵׁרְתוּ Numbers 3:6; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיְשָׁ֫רֶת Genesis 39:4,3masculine plural יְשָֽׁרְתוּ Numbers 3:31 +, etc.; Infinitive construct לְשָׁרֵת Exodus 28:35 +, לְשָׁ֫רֶת שָׁם Deuteronomy 17:12, etc.; Participle מְשָׁרֵת Numbers 11:28 + ( 2 Samuel 13:9 see מַשְׂרֵת, p. 602:a), feminine מְשָׁרַת 1 Kings 1:15, etc.; — serve:

1 of ministerial service (opposed tomenial, עבד):

a. higher domestic service: Joseph Genesis 39:4; Genesis 40:4 (JE), Elisha's chief servant 2 Kings 4:43; 2 Kings 6:15, royal domestics 2 Samuel 13:17,18; 1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chronicles 9:4; Esther 2:2; Esther 6:3, Abishag 1 Kings 1:4,15.

b. of royal officers (late) 1 Chronicles 27:1; 1 Chronicles 28:1; 2 Chronicles 17:19; 22:8; Esther 1:10; Proverbs 29:12.

c. Joshua as chief assistant to Moses Exodus 24:13; Exodus 33:11 (E), Numbers 11:28 (J), Joshua 1:1 (D), Elisha to Elijah 1 Kings 19:21.

d. of angels to׳י Psalm 103:21, compare Psalm 104:4.

e. of kings of nations in prophets Isaiah 60:10.

2 usually of special service in worship:

a. of Levitical priests, absolute 1 Kings 8:11 2 Chronicles 5:14; with accusative ׳י Deuteronomy 10:8; Deuteronomy 17:12; Deuteronomy 21:5; Jeremiah 33:21 #NAME?מְשָֽׁרְתֵי אֹתִי Jeremiah 33:22; also Isaiah 60:7 of animals put figurative for those sacrificing them; of foreigners admitted to priesthood Isaiah 61:6, compare Isaiah 56:6; so probably Samuel conceived as priest 1 Samuel 2:11; 1 Samuel 3:1, ׳את פני י 1 Samuel 2:18 (פני probably accusative, compare ᵐ5 τῷ προσώπῳ 1 Samuel 2:11), ׳בְּשֵׁם י׳שׁ Deuteronomy 18:5,7.

b. Levites (P, and late); with accusative of Aaronic priests Numbers 3:6; Numbers 8:26; Numbers 18:2, with accusative of ׳י 1 Chronicles 15:2; 2 Chronicles 29:11 a; probably also in reference to Levitical singer Psalm 101:6; with accusative tabernacle Numbers 1:50 (P), congregation Numbers 16:9 (P), people Ezekiel 44:11 + Ezekiel 44:12 (of idolatry); absolute 1 Chronicles 16:4; 2 Chronicles 23:6; 29:11; b 2 Chronicles 31:2; Ezra 8:17 (participle as substantive, ministers); לִפְנֵי׳שׁ ׳אֲרוֺן בְּרִית י 1 Chronicles 16:37, נֶגֶד הַכֹּהֲנִים׳שׁ 2 Chronicles 8:14; ׳שׁ with ב location 1 Chronicles 26:12; especially with בְּ, of sacred vessels Numbers 3:31; Numbers 4:9,12,14; 2 Kings 25:14 = Jeremiah 52:18; בַּשִּׁיר 1 Chronicles 6:17.

c. Zadokite priests (Ezekiel), absolute Ezekiel 42:14 3t., with accusative ׳י Ezekiel 40:48 4t., construct מְשָׁרֲתֵי before sacred place Ezekiel 45:4,5; Ezekiel 46:24.

d. Aaronic priests, absolute Exodus 28:35 4t. P; with accusative ׳י 1 Chronicles 23:13; ׳לי 2 Chronicles 13:10; ׳מְשָֽׁרְתֵי י Joel 1:9,13; Joel 2:17, מְשָֽׁרְתֵי מזבח Joel 1:13, with בַּקֹּדֶשׁ Exodus 28:43 4t. P.

e. of idolatry, with accusativeעץ ואבן Ezekiel 20:32.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׁרַת not used in Kal.

Piel שֵׁרֵת inf. שָׁרֵת and with the tone drawn back, שָׁרֶת Deuteronomy 17:12 fut. convers. וַיְשָׁ֫רֶת to wait upon, to serve, to minister unto, with an acc. of pers. Genesis 39:4, 40:4 Numbers 3:6; 1 Kings 1:15 followed by לְ Numbers 4:9. There often occurs, שֵׁרֵת אֶת־יְיָ concerning the ministering priests, Numbers 18:2; 1 Samuel 2:11, 3:1 and without the acc., Numbers 3:31, 4:12 from which we must distinguish שֵׁרֵת בְּשֵׁם יְיָ Deuteronomy 18:5, Deuteronomy 18:7, i.e. to worship Jehovah by calling upon him, according to the analogy of the phrases קָרָא בְּשֵׁם יְיָ, בֵּרֵךְ בְּשֵׁם יְיָ. A very bold expression, Isaiah 60:7, “the rams of Nebaioth יְשָֽׁרְתוּנֶךְ shall minister to thee,” i.e. shall serve for sacred ministry. Part. מְשָׁרֵת subst. a minister, a servant, Joshua 1:1 specially in holy things, Ezra 8:17 fem. מְשָׁרַת (for מְשָׁרֶתֶת), 1 Kings 1:15.

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List of Word Forms

בְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗ם בשרתם הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים הַמְשָׁרְתִ֖ים הַמְשָׁרְתִ֣ים הַמְשָׁרְתִ֨ים הַמְשָׁרְתִ֪ים המשרתים וְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣ים וְשֵׁרְת֖וּ וְשֵׁרֵ֕ת וְשֵׁרֵ֨ת וִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָ וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּ וּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹ וּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖ים וּלְשָׁרֵ֜ת וּמְשָׁ֨רְת֜וֹ והמשרתים וישרת וישרתהו׃ וישרתוך ולשרת ולשרתו ומשרתו ומשרתים ושרת ושרתו ותשרתהו יְֽשָׁרְת֧וּ יְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ יְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְ יְשָׁרְת֖וּ יְשָׁרְת֤וּ יְשָׁרְת֥וּ יְשָׁרְתֵֽנִי׃ יְשָׁרְתֻ֑הוּ יְשָׁרְתוּ־ ישרתהו ישרתו ישרתו־ ישרתונך ישרתני׃ לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי לְשָֽׁרְתָֽם׃ לְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙ לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ לְשָׁ֤רֶת לְשָׁרְת֛וֹ לְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִי לְשָׁרְתָֽם׃ לְשָׁרְתֽוֹ׃ לְשָׁרֵ֑ת לְשָׁרֵ֔ת לְשָׁרֵ֕ת לְשָׁרֵ֖ת לְשָׁרֵ֞ת לְשָׁרֵ֣ת לְשָׁרֵ֥ת לְשָׁרֵ֧ת לְשָׁרֵת֙ לשרת לשרתו לשרתו׃ לשרתם׃ לשרתני מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יו מְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙ מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ מְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים מְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יו מְשָׁרְת֑וֹ מְשָׁרְתִ֑ים מְשָׁרְתִ֖ים מְשָׁרְתִ֜ים מְשָׁרְתִ֣ם מְשָׁרְתִ֤ים מְשָׁרְתִ֥ים מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י מְשָׁרְתֵ֣י מְשָׁרְתֵ֤י מְשָׁרְתֵ֥י מְשָׁרְתֵ֨י מְשָׁרְתָ֑יו מְשָׁרְתָ֜יו מְשָׁרְתָ֥יו מְשָׁרְתָֽי׃ מְשָׁרֵ֖ת מְשָׁרֵ֥ת מְשָׁרֵ֨ת מְשָׁרֵת֙ מְשָׁרַ֖ת מְשָׁרְתָ֜יו משרת משרתו משרתי משרתי׃ משרתיו משרתים משרתם bə·šā·rə·ṯām bəšārəṯām beshareTam ham·šā·rə·ṯîm hamšārəṯîm hamshareTim lə·šā·rə·ṯām lə·šā·rə·ṯê·nî lə·šā·rə·ṯōw lə·šā·reṯ lə·šā·rêṯ ləšāreṯ ləšārêṯ ləšārəṯām ləšārəṯênî ləšārəṯōw leshaRet leshareTam leshareTeni leshareTo mə·šā·raṯ mə·šā·rə·ṯāw mə·šā·rə·ṯāy mə·šā·rə·ṯê mə·šā·rə·ṯim mə·šā·rə·ṯîm mə·šā·rə·ṯōw mə·šā·rêṯ məšāraṯ məšārêṯ məšārəṯāw məšārəṯāy məšārəṯê məšārəṯim məšārəṯîm məšārəṯōw meshaRat meshaRet meshareTai meshareTav meshareTei meshareTim meshareTo ū·lə·šā·rə·ṯōw ū·lə·šā·rêṯ ū·mə·šā·rə·ṯîm ū·mə·šā·rə·ṯōw ūləšārêṯ ūləšārəṯōw uleshaRet uleshareTo ūməšārəṯîm ūməšārəṯōw umeshareTim umeShareTo vatteShareTehu vaySharet vayshareTehu vehamshareTim vesheRet veshereTu vishareTucha wat·tə·šā·rə·ṯê·hū wattəšārəṯêhū way·šā·rə·ṯê·hū way·šā·reṯ wayšāreṯ wayšārəṯêhū wə·ham·šā·rə·ṯîm wə·šê·rə·ṯū wə·šê·rêṯ wəhamšārəṯîm wəšêrêṯ wəšêrəṯū wî·šā·rə·ṯū·ḵā wîšārəṯūḵā yə·šā·rə·ṯê·nî yə·šā·rə·ṯū yə·šā·rə·ṯū- yə·šā·rə·ṯu·hū yə·šā·rə·ṯū·neḵ yəšārəṯênî yəšārəṯū yəšārəṯū- yəšārəṯuhū yəšārəṯūneḵ yeshareTeni yeshareTu yeshareTunech yesharTuhu