service: Joseph Gn 39:4 ; 40:4 (JE), Elisha’s chief servant 2 K 4:43 ; 6:15 , royal domestics 2 S 13:17 , 18 1 K 10:5 2 Ch 9:4 Est 2: 2; 6:3 , Abishag 1 K 1:4 , 15 . b. of royal officers (late) 1 Ch 27:1 ; 28:1 2 Ch 17:1 9; 22:8 Est 1:10 Pr 29:1 2. c. Joshua as chief assistant to Moses Ex 24:13 ; 13:11 ( E ), Nu 11:28 ( J ), Jos 1:1 ( D ), Elisha to Elijah 1 K 19:21 , d. of angels to י׳ ψ 103:21 , cf. 104: 4. e. of kings of nations in proph. Is 60:10 . 2. usually of special service in worship: a. of Levit. priests, abs. 1 K 8:11 = 2 Ch 5:14 ; c. acc. י׳ Dt 10: 8; 17:12 ; 21:5 Je 33:21 + (strangely) מְשָֽׁרְתֵי אֹתִי v 2 2; also Is 60:7 of animals put fig. for those sacrificing them; of foreigners admitted to priesthood Is 61:6 , cf. 56: 6; so prob. Samuel conceived as priest 1 S 2:11 ; 3:1 , את פני י׳ 2:18 ( פני prob. acc., cf. G τῷ προσώπῳ v 1 1), שׁ׳ בְּשֵׁם י׳ Dt 18: 5, 7 . b. Levites ( P , and late); c. acc. of Aaronic priests Nu 3:6 ; 8:26 ; 18:2 , c. acc. of י׳ 1 Ch 15:2 2 Ch 29:11 a; prob. also in ref. to Lev. singer ψ 101:6 ; c. acc. tabern. Nu 1:50 ( P ), congregation 16:9 ( P ), people Ez 44:11 + v 12 (of idolatry); abs. 1 Ch 16:4 2 Ch 23: 6; 29:11b 31:2 Ezr 8:17 ( pt. as subst. , ministers ); אֲרוֹן בְּרִית י׳ שׁ׳ לִפְנֵי 1 Ch 16:37 , שׁ׳ נֶגֶד הַכֹּהֲנִים 2 Ch 8:1 4; שׁ׳ c. ב loc. 1 Ch 26:1 2; especially c. בְּ , of sacred vessels Nu 3:31 ; 4:9 , 12 , 14 2 K 25:14 = Je 52:1 8; בַּשִּׁיר 1 Ch 6:1 7. c. Zadokite priests (Ez), abs. Ez 42:1 4; 44:17 , 19 , 27 , c. acc. י׳ 40:4 6; 43:19 ; 44:15 , 16 ; 45:4 , cstr. מְשָׁרֲתֵי before place 45:4 , 5 ; 46:24 . d. Aaronic priests, abs. Ex 28:35 + 4 times P ; c. acc. י׳ 1 Ch 23:1 3; לי׳ 2 Ch 13:1 0; מְשָֽׁרְתֵי י׳ Jo 1: 9, 13 ; 2:17 , מְשָֽׁרְתֵי מזבח Jo 1:1 3, c. בַּקֹּדֶשׁ Ex 28:43 + 4 times P e. of idolatry, c. acc. עץ ואבן Ez 20:3 2.
• שָׁרֵת S 8335 TWOT 2472a GK 9251 n.m. religious ministry ;— כְּלֵי הַשּׁ׳ vessels of m. in tabern. Nu 4:12 , temple 2 Ch 24:14 .
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] v. [שׁסה
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שֵׁשׁ
S
8336, 8337
TWOT
2336a, 2379a, 2473
GK
9252, 9253, 9254
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E Elohist. subst. substantive.