Deuteronomy 18:5:8Deut.18.5.W8TAB
לְשָׁרֵ֧ת
lesharet
“to minister”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-RET
- Extended
- leh-sha-RET
- IPA
- /ləʃaˈreːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to minister
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-sha-RET
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH HU u-va-NAV kol-ha-ya-MIM
- sentence
KI BO ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-KOL-she-va-TE-kha la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH HU u-va-NAV kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The parallel infinitive constructions la‘amod {לַעֲמֹד | la-‘a-môḏ} ‘to stand’ and le-sharet {לְשָׁרֵת | lə-šā-rêṯ} ‘to minister’ convey the dual purpose of ceremonial positioning and priestly service.
Root and etymology
Rootš-r-t
“to serve, minister”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:5
For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand and to minister in the name of the LORD, he and his sons all the days.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 18:5, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁרֵ֧ת (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.18.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.5.W8.S1) and character.