Deuteronomy 17:12:8Deut.17.12.W8TAB

לְשָׁ֤רֶת

lesharet

to minister

Transliteration
le-sha-RET
Extended
leh-shah-REHT
IPA
/ləʃaˈreːt/

Meaning by language

English
to minister

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + שָׁ֤ + רֶת
le + sha + ret
lesharet

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-sha-RET

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-sha-RET SHAM

  3. clause

    ve-ha-ISH a-SHER-ya-a-SE be-za-DON le-vil-TI she-MO-a el-ha-ko-HEN ha-o-MED le-sha-RET SHAM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha O el-ha-sho-FET

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-ISH a-SHER-ya-a-SE be-za-DON le-vil-TI she-MO-a el-ha-ko-HEN ha-o-MED le-sha-RET SHAM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha O el-ha-sho-FET u-MET ha-ISH ha-HU u-vi-AR-ta ha-RA mi-yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The obligations to obey both ha-kōhēn ha-‘ōmēd lə-šārêṯ šām {הַכֹּהֵן הָעֹמֵד לְשָׁרֶת שָׁם} ‘the priest who stands to minister there’ and ha-šōp̄ēṭ {הַשֹּׁפֵט} ‘the judge’ establish spiritual and civil authority.

In contextDeuteronomy 17:12

And the man who acts in presumption, not listening to the priest who stands there to minister to the LORD your God or to the judge, that man shall die. And you shall remove the evil from Israel.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 17:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 17:12, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁ֤רֶת (lesharet) 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 Deut.17.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.12.W8.S1) and character.