What does שָׁרַת · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H8334, H3068
מְשָׁרְתֵי יְהוָה
To attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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שָׁרַת H8334 to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
Pronunciation šārat
Service rooted in devotion: attending upon someone's needs with willing subordination, whether menial or sacred.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does מְשָׁרְתֵי יְהוָה (məšārəṯê YHWH) mean in the Bible?
שָׁרַת · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Priestly service carried out in the LORD's presence and now marked by grief.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8334, H3068?
H8334, H3068 is connected to 6,619 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Priestly service carried out in the LORD's presence and now marked by grief.
Source Gloss
Priestly service carried out in the LORD's presence and now marked by grief.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 32
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 32×
Participle active 1Chr 6:17 · 1Chr 16:4 · 1Kgs 1:15 · 1Sam 2:11 · 1Sam 2:18 · 1Sam 3:1 · 2Chr 13:10 · 2Chr 22:8 · 2Chr 29:11 · 2Kgs 6:15 · Ezek 44:11 · Ezek 44:19 · Ezek 45:4 · Ezek 45:5 · Ezek 46:24 · Ezra 8:17 24×
Imperfect 2Kgs 25:14 · Ezek 42:14 · Ezek 44:12 · Jer 52:18 · Num 3:31 · Num 4:9 · Num 4:12 · Num 4:14 8×
Word Origins
מְשָׁרְתֵי יְהוָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain