Lexicon :: Strong's H7892 - šîr

שִׁיר
Transliteration
šîr
Pronunciation
sheer
Part of Speech
feminine noun, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From שִׁיר (H7891)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2378a,2378b

Strong’s Definitions

שִׁיר shîyr, sheer; or feminine שִׁירָה shîyrâh; from H7891; a song; abstractly, singing:—musical(-ick), × sing(-er, -ing), song.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 90x

The KJV translates Strong's H7892 in the following manner: song (74x), musick (7x), singing (4x), musical (2x), sing (1x), singers (1x), song (with H1697) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 90x
The KJV translates Strong's H7892 in the following manner: song (74x), musick (7x), singing (4x), musical (2x), sing (1x), singers (1x), song (with H1697) (1x).
masculine noun
  1. song

    1. lyric song

    2. religious song

    3. song of Levitical choirs

      feminine noun
  2. song

    1. song, ode

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שִׁיר shîyr, sheer; or feminine שִׁירָה shîyrâh; from H7891; a song; abstractly, singing:—musical(-ick), × sing(-er, -ing), song.
STRONGS H7892: Abbreviations
שִׁיר 77 noun masculine song (Late Hebrew id.; so Ecclus 40:21 +); — שׁ׳ absolute Judges 5:12 +, construct 2 Chronicles 29:27 +; suffix שִׁירִי Psalm 28:7, etc.; plural שִׁירִים 1 Chronicles 13:8; Songs 1:1; שִׁרִים Genesis 31:27; Proverbs 25:20; suffix שִׁרֶ֫יךָ Amos 5:23, etc.; —
1. lyric song, + מָשָׁל 1 Kings 5:12, opposed to קִינָה Amos 8:10; joyous Genesis 31:27 (J) Isaiah 30:29; עגבים שׁ׳ Ezekiel 33:32; triumphal Judges 5:12; love song Songs 1:1 (twice in verse) (title שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים), Psalm 45:1 (שִׁיר יְדִידֹת); noisy Amos 5:23; Ezekiel 26:13, in drunken revels Isaiah 24:9, compare Isaiah 23:16; כסילים שׁ׳ Ecclesiastes 7:5; not for sorrow Proverbs 25:20; Psalm 137:3 (twice in verse); בְּנוֺת הַשִּׁיר Ecclesiastes 12:4 songstresses (probably birds).
2. religious song, in worship, || תפלה Psalm 42:9; usually praise, הלל בשׁיר Psalm 69:31; מִשִּׁירִי אֲהוֺדֶנּוּ Psalm 28:7; שִׁרִ תְּהִלָּה וְהוֺדוֺת Nehemiah 12:46; שׁיר י׳ Psalm 137:4; 2 Chronicles 29:27; שׁיר חדשׁ Isaiah 42:10 (fresh outburst), + 6 times, see חָדָשׁ; in Psalm-titles, שׁיר Isaiah 46:1, compare Isaiah 26:1; שׁיר המעלות pilgrim songs Psalm 120:1 + 14 times (see II. מַעִַלָה p.752); with מִמְוֺר Psalm 48:1 + 12 times (see מִז׳); מַשְׁכִּיל שִׁיר Psalm 45:1 (שׁ׳ originally alone in all except Psalm 30:1; Psalm 92:1; Psalm 108:1, see BrJBL xviii (1899), 138).
3. specifically song of Levitical choirs, with musical accompare, 1 Chronicles 6:16; 1 Chronicles 6:17; 1 Chronicles 13:8 (so read also || 2 Samuel 6:5 for בְּרוֺשִׁים, Th and modern, compare ב׳), 1 Chronicles 25:6; 1 Chronicles 25:7; 2 Chronicles 23:18; 29:28; Nehemiah 12:27; כלי (ה)שׁיר instrument to accompany song 1 Chronicles 15:16 + 6 times (see כְּלִי 2b); compare Amos 6:5.

שִׁירָה noun feminine song (plural ירות [שׁ] Ecclus 39:15); — absolute שׁ׳ Exodus 15:1 + 9 times; construct שִׁירַת Isaiah 5:1; Isaiah 23:15; plural construct שִׁירוֺת Amos 8:3 (read שָׁרוֺת HoffmZAW iii (1883) We and others); — song, ode, Exodus 15:1 (E), 2 Samuel 22:1 = Psalm 18:1; Deuteronomy 31:19 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 31:21, 22, 30; Deuteronomy 32:44; Numbers 21:17 (E) Isaiah 5:1; Isaiah 23:15.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:27; 31:27

Exodus

15:1; 15:1

Numbers

21:17

Deuteronomy

31:19; 31:21; 31:22; 31:30; 32:44

Judges

5:12; 5:12

2 Samuel

6:5; 22:1

1 Kings

5:12

1 Chronicles

6:16; 6:17; 13:8; 13:8; 25:6; 25:7

2 Chronicles

23:18; 29:27; 29:27; 29:28

Nehemiah

12:27; 12:46

Psalms

18:1; 28:7; 28:7; 30:1; 42:9; 45:1; 45:1; 48:1; 69:31; 92:1; 108:1; 120:1; 137:3; 137:4

Proverbs

25:20; 25:20

Ecclesiastes

7:5; 12:4

Song of Songs

1; 1:1; 1:1

Isaiah

5:1; 5:1; 23:15; 23:15; 23:16; 24:9; 26:1; 30:29; 42:10; 46:1

Ezekiel

26:13; 33:32

Amos

5:23; 5:23; 6:5; 8:3; 8:10