שָׁרַת, Pi. שֵׁרֵת (b. h.; [to dwell with,] to serve, minister, attend. Y. Erub. V, beg. 22ᵇ (ref. to I Sam. III, 1) והלא לא מְשָׁרֵת אלא לפני עלי but did not he minister before Eli only? ללמדך שכל שירות שש׳ וכ׳ to teach thee that all the ministrations that he rendered to Eli were accounted to him as if he had ministered before the Lord; (Midr. Sam. ch. VIII היה עומד). Ber. 63ᵇ הושע … משרת תחתיך Hoshea … shall serve in thy stead; a. e.