שִׁיר
shir · song
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7892 · appears 90 times in the Bible
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Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.What it means
shir (שִׁיר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “song”.
Singing.
How to say it
shir
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
- The sound of voices and instruments that accompany singing.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Word study
Song, singing; also the music that goes with singing. BDB: a song; from there, singing. It is of the same root as שִׁיר, “sing” (H7891).
- The song of Moses Exodus 15:1Deuteronomy 31:19
- “A new song” Psalms 33:3
- “A song of the ascents” and other titles Psalms 120:1Song of Songs 1:1
- The song of the house of YHWH 1 Chronicles 25:6
- “The songs of Zion”; the noise of songs Psalms 137:3Amos 5:23
How we translate it
“Song” 79 times and “songs” 11: one English word covers both the named composition (“A song of the ascents”, Psalm 120:1; “The Song of Songs”) and the singing or music of the temple (“in the song of the house of YHWH”, 1 Chronicles 25:6).
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- song ×79
- songs ×11
Where it appears
- Genesis×1
- Exodus×1
- Numbers×1
- Deuteronomy×6
- Judges×1
- 2 Samuel×1
- 1 Kings×1
- 1 Chronicles×7
- 2 Chronicles×7
- Nehemiah×3
- Psalms×43
- Proverbs×1
- Ecclesiastes×2
- Song of Songs×2
- Isaiah×7
- Ezekiel×2
- Amos×4
- Genesis 31:27
Why did you secretly flee, deceive me, and not tell me? I would have sent you away with joy and with songs, with tambourine and with lyre.
- Exodus 15:1
Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to YHWH, and they said: “I will sing to YHWH, for he is highly exalted; horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea.
- Numbers 21:17
Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing to it!
- Deuteronomy 31:19
And now, write for yourselves this song, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it in their mouths, so that this song may be for me a witness against the sons of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 31:21
And it shall be, when many evils and troubles have found them, that this song will testify before them as a witness, for it will not be forgotten from the mouths of their offspring. For I know their inclination, what they are doing today, before I bring them into the land that I swore.”
- Deuteronomy 31:22
And Moses wrote this song on that day and taught it to the sons of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 31:30
And Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song to the end:
- Deuteronomy 32:44
And Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he and Hoshea son of Nun.
- Judges 5:12
Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, son of Abinoam.
- 2 Samuel 22:1
David spoke to YHWH the words of this song on the day YHWH delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
- 1 Kings 4:32
And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five.
- 1 Chronicles 6:31
And these are those whom David set in charge of the song in the house of YHWH, after the ark had a resting place.
- 1 Chronicles 6:32
And they were ministering before the dwelling of the tent of meeting with the song, until Solomon built the house of YHWH in Jerusalem; and they stood at their service according to their rule.
- 1 Chronicles 13:8
And David and all Israel were celebrating before Elohim with all their strength, with songs and with lyres and with harps and with tambourines and with cymbals and with trumpets.
- 1 Chronicles 15:16
David told the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers, the singers, with instruments of song, harps and lyres and cymbals, making themselves heard, lifting up the voice with joy.
- 1 Chronicles 16:42
and with them Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those making themselves heard, and instruments of song of Elohim; and the sons of Jeduthun were for the gate.
- 1 Chronicles 25:6
All these were under the direction of their father in the song of the house of YHWH, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of Elohim, under the direction of the king: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
- 1 Chronicles 25:7
Their number with their brothers, trained in song for YHWH, all the skilled, was two hundred eighty- eight.
- 2 Chronicles 5:13
and it happened, as one, that the trumpeters and the singers were to make one voice heard to praise and to give thanks to YHWH; and when they raised their voice with the trumpets and with cymbals and with instruments of song, and praised YHWH, “For he is good, for his loyal love is forever,” then the house was filled with a cloud, the house of YHWH,
- 2 Chronicles 7:6
The priests were standing at their posts, and the Levites with the instruments of song of YHWH that David the king had made for giving thanks to YHWH, “For his loyal love is forever,” when David praised by their hand; and the priests were sounding the trumpets opposite them, and all Israel was standing.
- 2 Chronicles 23:13
She looked, and there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the commanders and the trumpets beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing the trumpets, and the singers with instruments of song leading the praise. Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”
- 2 Chronicles 23:18
Jehoiada put the offices of the house of YHWH in the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had divided over the house of YHWH, to offer the burnt offerings of YHWH, as it is written in the law of Moses, with joy and with song, under the direction of David.
- 2 Chronicles 29:27
Hezekiah ordered to offer the burnt offering on the altar; and at the time that the burnt offering began, the song of YHWH began, and the trumpets, under the direction of the instruments of David king of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 29:28
All the assembly was bowing down, and the song was sounding, and the trumpets were blowing; all this until the burnt offering was finished.
- 2 Chronicles 34:12
The men were working with faithfulness in the work. Over them were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to direct; and the Levites, all who understood instruments of song,
- Nehemiah 12:27
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to hold the dedication and rejoicing, with thanksgivings and with song, cymbals, harps, and with lyres.
- Nehemiah 12:36
and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the instruments of song of David the man of Elohim; and Ezra the scribe was in front of them.
- Nehemiah 12:46
For in the days of David and Asaph, of old, there were heads of the singers and song of praise and thanksgivings to Elohim.
- Psalms 18:1
For the director. Of the servant of YHWH, of David, who spoke to YHWH the words of this song on the day YHWH delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: “I love you, YHWH, my strength.
- Psalms 28:7
YHWH is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusted, and I was helped; and my heart leaped for joy, and with my song I will give him thanks.
- Psalms 30:1
A psalm. A song of the dedication of the house. Of David. I will exalt you, YHWH, for you have drawn me up and have not made my enemies glad over me.
- Psalms 33:3
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with acclamation.
- Psalms 40:3
And he put in my mouth a new song, praise to our Elohim; many will see and fear and trust in YHWH.
- Psalms 42:8
By day YHWH will command his loyal love, and in the night his song is with me, a prayer to the El of my life.
- Psalms 45:1
For the director. On The Lilies. Of the sons of Korah. A maskil. A song of loves. My heart overflows with a good word; I speak my works to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful scribe.
- Psalms 46:1
For the director. Of the sons of Korah. On Alamot. A song. Elohim is for us a refuge and strength, a help in distresses very easily found.
- Psalms 48:1
A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is YHWH and greatly to be praised in the city of our Elohim, his holy mountain.
- Psalms 65:1
For the director. A psalm of David. A song. For you silence is praise, Elohim, in Zion, and to you the vow will be fulfilled.
- Psalms 66:1
For the director. A song. A psalm. Shout aloud to Elohim, all the earth;
- Psalms 67:1
For the director. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. May Elohim show us favor and bless us; may he make his face shine with us. Selah.
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