Strong's H7891 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: שִׁיר (shîyr)

Pronunciation: sheer

POS: sheer Morph: v

Exegesis: or (the original form) ; (1 Samuel 18:6), a primitive root (rather identical with through the idea of strolling minstrelsy);

Definition: or (the original form) שׁוּר; (1 Samuel 18:6), a primitive root (rather identical with שׁוּר through the idea of strolling minstrelsy); to sing; behold (by mistake for שׁוּר), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).

KJV Usage: behold (by mistake for ), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to sing
• 2. 1a) (Qal)
• 3. 1a1) to sing
• 4. 1a2) singer, songstresses (participle)
• 5. 1b) (Polel)
• 6. 1b1) to sing
• 7. 1b2) singer, songstress (participle)
• 8. 1c) (Hophal) to be sung
• 9. ++++
• 10. In Job 36:24, the word is translated "Behold"; in modern versions, it is translated "Sing". The old translations considered the Hebrew word to be from a different root than H07788 hence the difference in the translations.

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G103
• GREEK G103
• GREEK G134
• GREEK G757
• GREEK G758
• GREEK G2307
• GREEK G5455

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