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Hebrew verb · H7891

שִׁיר

shirsheer

to sing

86 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: shîyr

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7891is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 18 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 59
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H7891

to sing

The King James renders it: behold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

shir is rendered "to sing". It stands 86 times in the Hebrew text, across eighteen books.

  • Twenty-six of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
  • The Greek text spells it fifty-nine different ways.

The first use

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.

Exodus 15:1יָשִֽׁיר־

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twenty-six of the word's eighty-six uses are in Psalms.

The other 21 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • sing15
  • the singers15
  • and the singers12
  • I will sing11
  • and female singers4
  • male singers3
  • singers3
  • for the singers2
  • and she sang1
  • and singers1
  • and sings1
  • and the female singers1

and 17 more, 86 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

שִׁיתshithto set: makeUses83
שִׁירshirsongUses59
שִׁילוֹנִיShiloniShiloniteUses6
שִׁיתshithgarmentUses2
שִׁיחָהshichahpitUses2
שִׁיבָהshibahcaptivityUses1
שִׁיבָהshibahsojournUses1

Other numbers on this spelling

Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.

All 86, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

59 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • שִׁ֤ירוּ5
  • הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים4
  • וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים4
  • שִׁ֣ירוּ4
  • אָשִׁ֥ירָה3
  • אָשִׁ֑ירָה2
  • אָשִׁ֣ירָה2
  • אָשִׁ֤ירָה2
  • הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים2
  • הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים2
  • וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים2
  • וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧ים2

and 47 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine plural15HTd/Vprmpa
  • verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural15HVqv2mp
  • conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine plural12HC/Td/Vprmpa
  • verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singular11HVqc1cs
  • verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural4HVqrmpa
  • verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine plural3HVprmpa
  • conjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · feminine plural2HC/Vprfpa
  • conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · feminine plural2HC/Vqrfpa
  • preposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural2HRd/Vqrmpa
  • verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural2HVqi3mp
  • verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular2HVqi3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine plural1HC/Rd/Vprmpa

Exodus

three uses
  • Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.

    Exodus 15:1

    • יָשִֽׁיר־yashir-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he sang
    • אָשִׁ֤ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing
  • And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”

    Exodus 15:21

    • שִׁ֤ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing

Numbers

one use
  • Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!

    Numbers 21:17

    • יָשִׁ֣ירyashirverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it sang

Judges

two uses
  • On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:

    Judges 5:1

    • וַתָּ֣שַׁרvatasharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she sang
  • Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.

    Judges 5:3

    • אָשִׁ֔ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing

1 Samuel

one use
  • As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.

    1 Samuel 18:6

    • לָשִׁ֣ירlashorpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to sing

2 Samuel

two uses
  • I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

    2 Samuel 19:35

    • שָׁרִ֣יםsharimverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: singers
    • וְשָׁר֑וֹתvesharotconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · feminine pluraltagged: and female singers

1 Kings

one use
  • The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)

    1 Kings 10:12

    • לַשָּׁרִ֑יםlasharimpreposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: for the singers

1 Chronicles

eight uses
  • These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites:

    1 Chronicles 6:33

    • הַמְשׁוֹרֵ֔רhamshorerthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine singulartagged: the singer
  • Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.

    1 Chronicles 9:33

    • הַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִיםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

    1 Chronicles 15:16

    • הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.

    1 Chronicles 15:19

    • וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםvehamshorerimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
  • Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.

    1 Chronicles 15:27

    • וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםvehamshorerimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
    • הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

    1 Chronicles 16:9

    • שִׁ֤ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing
  • Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.

    1 Chronicles 16:23

    • שִׁ֤ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing

2 Chronicles

nine uses
  • all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.

    2 Chronicles 5:12

    • הַמְשֹׁרֲרִ֣יםhamshorarimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

    2 Chronicles 5:13

    • וְלַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֜יםvelamshorarimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and to the singers
  • The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)

    2 Chronicles 9:11

    • לַשָּׁרִ֑יםlasharimpreposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: for the singers
  • Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”

    2 Chronicles 20:21

    • מְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙meshorarimverb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: sang
  • And she looked out and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”

    2 Chronicles 23:13

    • וְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙vehamshorarimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
  • The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.

    2 Chronicles 29:28

    • מְשׁוֹרֵ֔רmeshorerverb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine singulartagged: singing
  • The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

    2 Chronicles 35:15

    • וְהַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֨יםvehamshorarimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
  • Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.

    2 Chronicles 35:25

    • הַשָּׁרִ֣ים׀hasharimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the male singers
    • וְ֠הַשָּׁרוֹתvehasharotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · feminine pluraltagged: and the female singers

Ezra

six uses
  • The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.

    Ezra 2:41

    • הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.

    Ezra 2:65

    • מְשֹׁרְרִ֥יםmeshorerimverb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: male singers
    • וּֽמְשֹׁרְר֖וֹתumeshorerotconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · feminine pluraltagged: and female singers
  • So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.

    Ezra 2:70

    • וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםvehamshorerimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
  • So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.

    Ezra 7:7

    • וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםvehamshorerimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
  • From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

    Ezra 10:24

    • הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers

Nehemiah

seventeen uses
  • When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

    Nehemiah 7:1

    • וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםvehamshorerimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
  • The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

    Nehemiah 7:44

    • הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.

    Nehemiah 7:67

    • מְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙meshorarimverb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: male singers
    • וּמְשֹׁ֣רֲר֔וֹתumeshorarotconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · feminine pluraltagged: and female singers
  • So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.

    Nehemiah 7:73

    • וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֨יםvehamshorerimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
  • “The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,

    Nehemiah 10:28

    • הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”

    Nehemiah 10:39

    • וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםvehamshorerimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
  • Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.

    Nehemiah 11:22

    • הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.

    Nehemiah 11:23

    • הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

    Nehemiah 12:28

    • הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.

    Nehemiah 12:29

    • הַמְשֹׁ֣רֲרִ֔יםhamshorarimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the choirs sang out under the direction of Jezrahiah.

    Nehemiah 12:42

    • הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.

    Nehemiah 12:45

    • וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםvehamshorerimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
  • For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

    Nehemiah 12:46

    • הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.

    Nehemiah 12:47

    • הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֥יםhamshorerimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: the singers
  • and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.

    Nehemiah 13:5

    • וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםvehamshorerimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers
  • I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.

    Nehemiah 13:10

    • וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםvehamshorerimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and the singers

Job

one use
  • Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.

    Job 36:24

    • שֹׁרְר֣וּshoreruverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they have sung

Psalms

twenty-six uses
  • I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.

    Psalms 13:6

    • אָשִׁ֥ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing
  • Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.

    Psalms 21:13

    • נָשִׁ֥ירָהnashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common pluraltagged: we will sing
  • Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.

    Psalms 27:6

    • אָשִׁ֥ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing
  • Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.

    Psalms 33:3

    • שִֽׁירוּ־shiru-verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing
  • My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.

    Psalms 57:7

    • אָ֝שִׁ֗ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing
  • But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.

    Psalms 59:16

    • אָשִׁ֣ירʾashirverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing
  • The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.

    Psalms 65:13

    • יָשִֽׁירוּ׃yashiruverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they sing
  • Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds— His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.

    Psalms 68:4

    • שִׁ֤ירוּ׀shiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing
  • The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.

    Psalms 68:25

    • שָׁ֭רִיםsharimverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: singers
  • Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord— Selah

    Psalms 68:32

    • שִׁ֣ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing
  • Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”

    Psalms 87:7

    • וְשָׁרִ֥יםvesharimconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and singers
  • I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

    Psalms 89:1

    • אָשִׁ֑ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing
  • Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.

    Psalms 96:1

    • שִׁ֣ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing
    • שִׁ֥ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing
  • Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.

    Psalms 96:2

    • שִׁ֣ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing
  • Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.

    Psalms 98:1

    • שִׁ֤ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing
  • I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

    Psalms 101:1

    • אָשִׁ֑ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing
  • I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

    Psalms 104:33

    • אָשִׁ֣ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing
  • Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

    Psalms 105:2

    • שִֽׁירוּ־shiru-verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing
  • Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

    Psalms 106:12

    • יָ֝שִׁ֗ירוּyashiruverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they sang
  • My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.

    Psalms 108:1

    • אָשִׁ֥ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing
  • for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”

    Psalms 137:3

    • שִׁ֥ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing
  • How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?

    Psalms 137:4

    • נָשִׁ֥ירnashirverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common pluraltagged: will we sing
  • They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.

    Psalms 138:5

    • וְ֭יָשִׁירוּveyashiruHC/Vqu3mptagged: so they may sing
  • I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You—

    Psalms 144:9

    • אָשִׁ֣ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will sing
  • Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.

    Psalms 149:1

    • שִׁ֣ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing

Proverbs

one use
  • Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

    Proverbs 25:20

    • וְשָׁ֥רvesharconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: and sings

Ecclesiastes

two uses
  • and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.

    Ecclesiastes 2:8

    • שָׁרִ֣יםsharimverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: male singers
    • וְשָׁר֗וֹתvesharotconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · feminine pluraltagged: and female singers

Isaiah

three uses
  • I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

    Isaiah 5:1

    • אָשִׁ֤ירָהʾashirahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: let me sing
  • In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.

    Isaiah 26:1

    • יוּשַׁ֥רyusharverb · causative passive (hophal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will be sung
  • Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.

    Isaiah 42:10

    • שִׁ֤ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing

Jeremiah

one use
  • Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers.

    Jeremiah 20:13

    • שִׁ֚ירוּshiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: sing

Ezekiel

one use
  • Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.

    Ezekiel 40:44

    • שָׁרִ֗יםsharimverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: singers

Zephaniah

one use
  • Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.

    Zephaniah 2:14

    • יְשׁוֹרֵ֤רyeshorerverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will sing

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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