The meaning of “שִׁיר”
Understanding shîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or feminine שִׁירָה shîyrâh (shee-raw'); from שִׁיר musical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song. - a song - abstractly,...
שִׁיר
or feminine שִׁירָה shîyrâh (shee-raw'); from שִׁיר musical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song. - a song - abstractly, singing n m 1) song 1a) lyric song 1b) religious song 1c) song of Levitical choirs n f 2) song 2a) song, ode
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:27 | “Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?” Word: שִׁיר (shîyr) | |
| Deuteronomy 31:22 | “Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.” Word: שִׁיר (shîyr) | |
| 1 Kings 4:32 | “And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.” Word: שִׁיר (shîyr) | |
| Nehemiah 12:36 | “And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.” Word: שִׁיר (shîyr) | |
| Ecclesiastes 12:4 | “And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;” Word: שִׁיר (shîyr) |
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