To minister
שְׁמַשׁStrong’s H8121shemash (she-mash)
Appears in 127 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shemash is the Hebrew word usually translated “sun” and “o sun”. It appears in 127 verses of the Old Testament.
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;”
Meaning
- (Pael) to minister, serve
How it's translated
- the sun 91
- sun 24
- to the sun 4
- o sun 2
- and the sun 2
- and sun 2
- and to the sun 1
- for the sun 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ecclesiastes 32
- Psalms 14
- Joshua 12
- Deuteronomy 10
- Isaiah 9
- Genesis 6
28 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 15:12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
- Genesis 15:17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
- Genesis 19:23The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
- Genesis 28:11And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
- Genesis 32:31And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
- Genesis 37:9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
All 127 verses, by book
- Leviticus 1
- 22:7
- 1 Samuel 1
- 11:9
- 1 Kings 1
- 22:36
- 2 Chronicles 1
- 18:34
- Nehemiah 1
- 7:3
- Job 1
- 8:16
- Ecclesiastes 32
- 1:31:51:91:142:112:172:182:192:202:223:164:14:34:74:155:135:186:16:56:127:118:98:158:179:39:69:99:119:1310:511:712:2
- Song of Solomon 1
- 1:6
- Amos 1
- 8:9
- Jonah 1
- 4:8
- Micah 1
- 3:6
- Nahum 1
- 3:17
- Habakkuk 1
- 3:11
- Zechariah 1
- 8:7
Hebrew dictionary
שְׁמַשׁ shemash · to minister
(Pael) to minister, serve Aramaic of she.mesh (שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ "sun" H8121)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “minister” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MIN'ISTER, noun
[Latin]
- Properly, a chief servant; hence, an agent appointed to transact or manage business under the authority of another; in which sense, it is a word of very extensive application.“Moses rose up and his minister Joshua” Exodus 24:13
- One to whom a king or prince entrusts the direction of affairs of state; as minister of state; the prime minister In modern governments, the secretaries or heads of the several departments or branches of government are the ministers of the chief magistrate.
- A magistrate; an executive officer.“For he is the minister of God to thee for good” Romans 13:4
- A delegate; an embassador; the representative of a sovereign at a foreign court; usually such as is resident at a foreign court, but not restricted to such.
All definitions and other forms of “minister”
- One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church, duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments. Ephesians 3:7
- Christ is called a minister of the sanctuary. Hebrews 8:2
- An angel; a messenger of God.“Who maketh his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire” Psalms 104:4
MIN'ISTER, verb transitive
[Latin ministro.]
To give; to afford; to supply.
- “He that ministereth seed to the sower--” 2 Corinthians 9:10“That it may minister grace to the hearers” Ephesians 4:29
MIN'ISTER, verb intransitive
To attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.
- “I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office” Exodus 29:44
- To afford supplies; to give things needful; to supply the means of relief; to relieve.“When saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?” Matthew 25:44
- To give medicines.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.