H8334. sharath

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

Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular שֵׁרֵת‎ Numbers 8:26; Deuteronomy 18:7; 3masculine plural שֵׁרְתוּ‎ Numbers 3:6; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְשָׁ֫רֶת‎ Genesis 39:4, 3masculine plural יְשָֽׁרְתוּ‎ Numbers 3:31 +, etc.; Infinitive construct לְשָׁרֵת‎ Exodus 28:35 +, שָׁם לְשָׁ֫רֶת‎ 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; 40:4 (JE), Elisha's chief servant 2 Kings 4:43; 6:15, royal domestics 2 Samuel 13:17-18, 1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chronicles 9:4; Esther 2:2; 6:3, Abishag 1 Kings 1:4, 15.

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

c. Joshua as chief assistant to Moses Exodus 24:13; 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 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; 17:12; 21:5; Jeremiah 33:21 +?אֹתִי מְשָֽׁרְתֵי‎ 33:22; also Isaiah 60:7 of animals put figurative for those sacrificing them; of foreigners admitted to priesthood 61:6, compare 56:6; so probably Samuel conceived as priest 1 Samuel 2:11; 3:1, י פני ׳את‎ 2:18 (פני‎ probably accusative, compare ᵐ5‎ τῷ προσώπῳ 2:11), ׳שׁ י ׳בְּשֵׁם‎Deuteronomy 18:5, 7.

b. Levites (P, and late); with accusative of Aaronic priests Numbers 3:6; 8:26; 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 16:9 (P), people Ezekiel 44:11 + 44:12 (of idolatry); absolute 1 Chronicles 16:4; 2 Chronicles 23:6; 29:11; b 31:2; Ezra 8:17 (participle as substantive, ministers); י בְּרִית ׳אֲרוֺן ׳שׁ לִפְנֵי‎ 1 Chronicles 16:37, ׳שׁ הַכֹּהֲנִים נֶגֶד‎2 Chronicles 8:14; ׳שׁ‎ with ב‎ location 1 Chronicles 26:12; especially with בְּ‎, of sacred vessels Numbers 3:31; 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 40:48 4t., construct מְשָׁרֲתֵי‎ before sacred place 45:4-5, 46:24.

d. Aaronic priests, absolute Exodus 28:35 4t. P; with accusative ׳י‎ 1 Chronicles 23:13; ׳לי‎2 Chronicles 13:10; י ׳מְשָֽׁרְתֵי‎ Joel 1:9, 13; 2:17, מזבח מְשָֽׁרְתֵי‎ 1:13, with בַּקֹּדֶשׁ‎ Exodus 28:43 4t. P.

e. of idolatry, with accusative ואבן עץ‎ Ezekiel 20:32.