שִׁיר
shirVerbH7891
to sing
From: or (the original form) שׁוּר; (1 Samuel 18:6), a primitive root (rather identical with H7788 (שׁוּר) through the idea of strolling minstrelsy);
Short Definition
to sing
Full Lexicon Entry
- to sing 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sing 1a2) singer, songstresses (participle) 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to sing 1b2) singer, songstress (participle) 1c) (Hophal) to be sung
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
64 timesAppears 64 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Psalms
16
Nehemiah
13
2 Chronicles
8
1 Chronicles
6
Ezra
5
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 15:16
- 2 Chronicles 35:25
- Ezra 7:7
- Nehemiah 12:42
- Psalms 104:33
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