H6402 H6402
For the service; for the worship or cultic ministry (Aramaic)
This Aramaic phrase appears in Ezra 7:19, in the Persian king's decree authorizing Ezra to take temple vessels back to Jerusalem 'for the service of the house of your God.' The term encompasses both worship and practical ministry—everything needed for temple operations. It's striking that a Persian official uses this language, recognizing that these vessels weren't just valuables but sacred implements with religious purpose. The phrase captures the functional nature of worship: service (avodah) involves both liturgical acts and the practical work of maintaining God's house and supporting its ministers.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An Aramaic phrase meaning 'for the service of' in Ezra 7:19, referring to the cultic worship and practical ministry of the Jerusalem temple. The Persian king uses this term in authorizing the return of sacred vessels, acknowledging their religious purpose. 'Service' here encompasses both liturgical worship and the supporting work needed to maintain temple operations—a comprehensive term for everything involved in honoring God through the temple system. 1×
AR["لِ-خِدْمَة"]·ben["সেবার-জন্য"]·DE["[לפלחן]"]·EN["for-the-service-of"]·FR["[לפלחן]"]·heb["ל-פלחן"]·HI["सेवा-के-लिए"]·ID["untuk-pelayanan"]·IT["[לפלחן]"]·jav["kangge-peladosan"]·KO["위해-섬기다"]·PT["para-o-serviço-de"]·RU["для-служения"]·ES["para-el-servicio-de"]·SW["kwa-huduma"]·TR["hizmeti-icin"]·urd["لے-خدمت"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פָּלְחָן n.[m.] service, worship;—cstr. פ׳ בֵּית אֱלָהָךְ Ezr 7:19.