וַ/יְשָׁ֣רֶת
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤕
shârath
and served
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.
Genesis 39:4 · Word #5
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 HC/Vpw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and served |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8334-20
and he ministered
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piʿel stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piʿel stem conveys formal or official service rather than general labor. The sequential imperfect 3ms with prefixed conjunction is reflected by "and he," preserving both person and narrative sequence. |
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