1 Kings 19:21:181 Kgs.19.21.W18TAB
וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃
vayesharetehu
“and he ministered to him or served him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-sha-re-TE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-shah-reh-TEE-hoo
- IPA
- /vaj.jəʃaːrˈteː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he ministered to him or served him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-sha-re-TE-hu
- clause
va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH a-kha-RE e-li-YA-hu va-ye-sha-re-TE-hu
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV me-a-kha-RAV va-yik-KAKH et-TSE-med ha-ba-KAR va-yiz-ba-KHE-hu u-vikh-LI ha-ba-KAR bish-she-LAM ha-ba-SAR va-yit-TEN la-AM va-yo-KHE-lu va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH a-kha-RE e-li-YA-hu va-ye-sha-re-TE-hu
Exegesis
Finally, the Piel imperfect vayyēšaʿartēhû {וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ | vayyēšaʿartēhû} ‘and he served him’ signals the start of Elisha’s formal role under Elijah.
Root and etymology
sh-r-tshin–resh–tav
“to serve”
In context — 1 Kings 19:21
So he returned from following him, took a team of oxen , and sacrificed them. With the oxen’s equipment he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he rose, followed Elijah , and ministered to him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:21:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Kings 19:21, so the Hebrew word וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ (vayesharetehu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.19.21.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.21.W18.S1) and character.