H8335 H8335
Religious ministry, sacred service (specifically referring to service in the tabernacle or temple)
This noun denotes religious or cultic service, particularly in the context of tabernacle or temple ministry. Numbers 4:12 mentions 'the vessels of ministry' used in the sanctuary, while 2 Chronicles 24:14 refers to vessels made 'for the ministry' after temple repairs under Joash. The term derives from the verb 'to minister/serve' and emphasizes the sacred service performed by priests and Levites. It distinguishes cultic ministry from general labor or service through its specialized ritual context.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The specialized service or ministry conducted in Israel's worship spaces, specifically referring to ritual acts and sacred functions. Both passages concern the implements ('vessels') used in this ministry, connecting equipment to function. Spanish uses 'servicio' and 'ministerio' interchangeably, both denoting service with religious overtones. The construct phrase 'vessels of ministry' indicates objects dedicated to sacred use. The term belongs to the technical vocabulary of Priestly and Levitical service, distinguishing holy work from ordinary labor. 2×
AR["الْخِدْمَةِ", "خِدْمَةٍ"]·ben["সেবার"]·DE["[שרת]", "der-ministry"]·EN["service", "the-ministry"]·FR["[שרת]", "le-ministry"]·heb["ה-שרת", "שרת"]·HI["सेवा-के"]·ID["pelayanan"]·IT["[שרת]", "il-ministry"]·jav["laden", "paladosan"]·KO["그-섹김", "섹김의"]·PT["ministério", "o-serviço"]·RU["служения"]·ES["el-servicio", "ministerio"]·SW["huduma"]·TR["hizmetin", "hizmetin-"]·urd["خدمت-کے"]
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
† שָׁרֵת n.m. religious ministry;—כְּלֵי הַשּׁ׳ vessels of m. in tabern. Nu 4:12, temple 2 Ch 24:14.