Lexical Definition
Strong's Hebrew H3547
to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia
KJV usage: deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).
Etymology: a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services; but used only as denominative from 3548 ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
. Usage: deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office). deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).
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