H8335 — שָׁרֵת (shârêth)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H8335
Original: שָׁרֵת
Transliteration: shârêth
Pronunciation: shaw-rayth
Part of Speech: Masculine noun (n-m)
Root / Cognate: Infinitive noun from שָׁרַת (H8334, shârath) — "to attend as a menial or worshipper; minister, serve, wait on"
Occurrences: 2 unique verses / 2 tokens in OT
First Occurrence: Num 4:12 — "all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

Infinitive of the ministering verb; service, specifically service connected with the Temple/sanctuary. Rendered "minister(-ry)."

Tool note: the local lexicon record prints the source reference incompletely (; infinitive of ; service...), but H8334 supplies the underlying primitive root in the same database: שָׁרַת (shârath), "to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to: minister, serve, wait on."

Morphology in Occurrences¶

Both occurrences are parsed as Noun masculine singular absolute with the parser gloss "cultic service."

Reference	Hebrew Form	Parsing	Immediate Phrase
Num 4:12	שָּׁרֵת	Noun.ms.Abs	כְּלֵי הַשָּׁרֵת — "the instruments of ministry"
2 Chr 24:14	שָׁרֵת	Noun.ms.Abs	כְּלֵי שָׁרֵת — "vessels to minister"

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
of ministry	1	50.0%
to minister	1	50.0%

The distribution is too small for broad semantic weighting. Both renderings occur in the same phrase pattern: kᵉlî + shârêth, implements/vessels belonging to cultic ministry.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Numbers	1	0.1
2 Chronicles	1	0.1

The two attestations sit in sanctuary/temple administration: Numbers 4 describes Kohathite handling of sanctuary objects, and 2 Chronicles 24 describes restored temple vessels under Joash and Jehoiada.

Semantic Categories¶

With only two occurrences, the data supports two concrete usage categories rather than a larger taxonomy.

1. Sanctuary Instruments Used in Holy-Site Ministry¶

Num 4:12 — "And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put [them] in a cloth of blue..."

Here shârêth labels the ministry-character of the tabernacle implements. The verse pairs the noun with the cognate verb yᵉshârᵉtû (H8334, "they minister"), so the objects are "instruments of service" because they are used in sanctuary ministry.

2. Temple Vessels Prepared for Ongoing Worship Service¶

2 Chr 24:14 — "whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, [even] vessels to minister, and to offer [withal], and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver..."

Here shârêth qualifies restored temple vessels. The immediate context includes the house of YHWH, offering activity, gold and silver vessels, and continual burnt offerings.

Common Collocations¶

Because the word appears only twice, all co-occurrence counts are single-verse counts.

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
כְּלִי (kᵉlîy)	H3627	2x	"instruments/vessels of service" — the fixed phrase around both uses
שָׁרַת (shârath)	H8334	1x	Cognate verb in Num 4:12: "wherewith they minister"
קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh)	H6944	1x	Sanctuary/holy place context in Num 4:12
בֶּגֶד (beged)	H899	1x	Covering cloth for transport of service implements
מִכְסֶה (mikçeh)	H4372	1x	Covering for protected sanctuary transport
בַּיִת (bayith)	H1004	1x	"House of YHWH" temple setting in 2 Chr 24:14
יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh)	H3068	1x	The house in which the service vessels are used
עֹלָה (ʻôlâh)	H5930	1x	Burnt offerings associated with the restored vessels
תָּמִיד (tâmîyd)	H8548	1x	Continual offering context in 2 Chr 24:14
זָהָב / כֶּסֶף (zâhâb / keçeph)	H2091 / H3701	1x each	Gold and silver temple vessels

Strongest pattern: kᵉlî shârêth — an implement/vessel defined by its use in sanctuary or temple ministry.

Word Family / Cognates¶

H8334 שָׁרַת (shârath) — the underlying verb: to minister, serve, attend, wait on. The local lexicon lists 97 tokens and includes both personal attendance contexts and priestly/Levitical ministry contexts. Num 4:12 uses H8334 in the same verse as H8335.

Synonyms / Same Semantic Domain¶

search_relationships.py places H8335 in semantic domain 002003002022 — Serve. It returned no curated synonym list for this rare noun beyond broad same-domain neighbors.

Word	Strong's	Relation	Key Difference
שָׁרַת (shârath)	H8334	Cognate verb	The action/person-role of ministering or attending; H8335 is the service/activity as attached to implements
עֲבֹדָה (ʻăbôdâh)	H5656	Service/labor noun	Broader service, labor, or worship work; H8335 is restricted in the tool data to cultic service implements
עָבַד (ʻâbad)	H5647	Serve/work verb	Broad labor, bondage, worship, or service; H8334/H8335 mark ministerial attendance more narrowly
כְּלִי (kᵉlîy)	H3627	Fixed collocation	The object/vessel itself; H8335 describes the object's ministry/service function

Antonyms¶

No curated antonyms were returned for H8335 by search_relationships.py.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Field	Key Difference
שָׁרַת (shârath)	H8334	minister / serve	Verb of ministering; H8335 is the rare noun/infinitive "service" used with implements
עֲבֹדָה (ʻăbôdâh)	H5656	service	General service/work noun; H8335 is only attested for sanctuary/temple service vessels
כְּלִי (kᵉlîy)	H3627	instrument / vessel	The implement; H8335 is the qualifying service/ministry term in the phrase "vessels/instruments of service"

Semantic Domain¶

Code	Domain Label	Notes
002003002022	Serve	Returned by `search_relationships.py`; H8335 belongs to the service/ministry field, but its own attested KJV usage is limited to cultic implements.

LXX Mapping¶

No LXX alignments were found for H8335 by the local search_strongs.py --lxx-map tool. No cross-testament trace is warranted from the available alignment data.