שָׁרַת shârath — to attend as a menial or worshipper

pronounced shaw-rath' · Strong's H8334 · 98 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Pi'el

Translated in the KJV as minister, serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.

a primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to.

shârath in each stem

Pi'el 98×

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Participle (active) 46Infinitive construct 32Imperfect (yiqtol) 13Wayyiqtol 4Sequential perfect (weqatal) 3

וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת Gen 39:4 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine singular

And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. (KJV)

וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת Gen 40:4 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine singular

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. (KJV)

מְשָׁרְת֑וֹ Exod 24:13 Participle (active), masculine singular

And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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