To minister
שָׁרַתStrong’s H8334sharat (sha-rat)
Appears in 92 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sharat is the Hebrew word usually translated “serve”, “serving” and “serve him”. It appears in 92 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- (Piel) to minister, serve, minister to
How it's translated
- to serve 18
- serving 9
- to serve him 6
- servants his 6
- they will serve 5
- servants of 4
- servant his 3
- servant of 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezekiel 14
- Exodus 10
- Numbers 10
- 2 Chronicles 9
- 1 Chronicles 8
- Deuteronomy 5
20 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 40:4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
- Exodus 24:13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
- Exodus 28:35And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
- Exodus 28:43And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.
- Exodus 29:30And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.
- Exodus 30:20When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:
All 92 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
שָׁרַת sharat · to minister
(Piel) to minister, serve, minister to
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.