Strong's Lexicon

H8120

H8120 — שְׁמַשׁ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

AramaicshmashverbOccurrences: 1TWOT: 3042

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8120
Word:	שְׁמַשׁ
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	(Aramaic) corresponding to the root of H8121 through the idea of activity implied in day-light
Language:	Aramaic
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	shmash
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shem-ash'
Meaning:	1. to serve
KJV Renderings:	minister.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB9971

II. [שְׁמַשׁ] verb

Pa`el minister ( ᵑ7

Pa`el id., תַּשְׁמִישׁ use; Palmyrene שמש, תשמיש, SAC¹¹⁴, compare 122 Lzb³⁷⁹; Syriac [untranscribed source text 6176], [untranscribed source text 6177]; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic [untranscribed source text 6178], Pa, [untranscribed source text 6179] Late Hebrew שִׁמֵּשׁ, תַּשְׁמִישׁ; Egyptian šms , servant, Coptic šemše, compare WMM in Buhl¹⁴); — Imperfect 3 masculine plural suffix יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּתּ Dan 7:10 were ministering to him.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke