מְשָׁרֵת֙
𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕
shârath
ministering
To serve, attend to duties, or minister, especially in a formal, official, or cultic capacity; encompassing the act of serving at a sanctuary, carrying out priestly or Levitical tasks, or otherwise assisting an official. While it broadly refers to service, its primary biblical use is for attending to duties in the religious or royal context.
1 Samuel 2:11 · Word #8
Lexicon H8334
| Lemma | שָׁרַת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤓𐤕 |
| Transliteration | shârath |
| Strong's | H8334 |
| Definition | To serve, attend to duties, or minister, especially in a formal, official, or cultic capacity; encompassing the act of serving at a sanctuary, carrying out priestly or Levitical tasks, or otherwise assisting an official. While it broadly refers to service, its primary biblical use is for attending to duties in the religious or royal context. |
Morphology HVprmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | ministering |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8334-08
ministering attendant of
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piʿel stem, active participle, masculine singular, construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piʿel active participle conveys an ongoing, intensive role of formal service. As a masculine singular construct form, it denotes "one who is ministering/attending" in relation to another, hence "ministering attendant of." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
ministering
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Ministering attendant of' is unnecessarily complex; the participle 'ministering' on its own follows normal English for this context and is supported by SILEX definition as serving or attending in official capacity. |