Lexicon
שְׁמַשׁ
she.mash
H8120
A:V Hebrew

to minister

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she.mash denotes serving him in the heavenly court scene of Daniel 7:10.

The attested use describes a plural group serving him as judgment is seated and books are opened in Daniel 7:10.

Senses in use

  1. Serving him before the court · dominant

    In Daniel 7:10, the Piel imperfect masculine plural form describes the “thousand thousands” in relation to him while myriads stand before him; the APB renders the clause “Thousand thousands served him.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 7:10, the APB presents the clause as “Thousand thousands served him.” This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause's overall presentation.

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