Hebrew noun (masculine) · H7892
שִׁיר
shirsheer
song; song
59 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 H7892is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 17 of 39Old Testament books
- 44spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7892
a song; abstractly, singing
The King James renders it: musical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.
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 "song; song". It stands 59 times in the Hebrew text, across seventeen books.
- Twelve of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "song".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 31:27Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
- The Greek text spells it forty-four different ways.
The first use
Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
Genesis 31:27וּבְשִׁרִ֖ים
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in seventeen of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: song, and song.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| songStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 31:27Why did you run away secretly and deceive me… |
| songStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- the song14
- a song9
- song6
- song of4
- songs your3
- the song of3
- with the song3
- and with song2
- and with songs2
- song his2
- a song of1
- and from song my1
and 9 more, 59 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.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁיר | shir | to sing | Uses86 |
| שִׁית | shith | to set: make | Uses83 |
| שִׁילוֹנִי | Shiloni | Shilonite | Uses6 |
| שִׁית | shith | garment | Uses2 |
| שִׁיחָה | shichah | pit | Uses2 |
| שִׁיבָה | shibah | captivity | Uses1 |
| שִׁיבָה | shibah | sojourn | Uses1 |
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
The words it stands beside
All 59, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
44 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
- שִׁ֣יר7
- שִׁ֥יר4
- הַשִּׁירָ֖ה2
- הַשִּׁירָ֣ה2
- הַשִּׁירָ֥ה2
- שִׁ֖יר2
- שִׁיר־2
- שִֽׁיר׃2
- בְּשִׁ֑יר1
- בַּשִּׁ֔יר1
- בַּשִּׁ֜יר1
- בַּשִּׁ֖יר1
and 32 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine singular14HNcmsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular9HTd/Ncfsa
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)7HNcmsc
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular5HTd/Ncmsa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3HRd/Ncmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural2HC/R/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular2HC/R/Ncmsa
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HNcmsc/Sp3ms
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HR/Ncmsc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Ncmsc
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1bs
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1HC/Td/Ncmsa
Genesis
one use
Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
- וּבְשִׁרִ֖יםuveshirimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and with songs
Exodus
one 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.
- הַשִּׁירָ֤הhashirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the song
Numbers
one use
Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!
- הַשִּׁירָ֖הhashirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the song
Deuteronomy
six uses
Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
- הַשִּׁירָ֣הhashirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the song
- הַשִּׁירָ֥הhashirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the song
And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”
- הַשִּׁירָ֨הhashirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the song
So that very day Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites.
- הַשִּׁירָ֥הhashirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the song
Then Moses recited aloud to the whole assembly of Israel the words of this song from beginning to end:
- הַשִּׁירָ֖הhashirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the song
Then Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.
- הַשִּׁירָֽה־hashirah-the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the song
Judges
one use
‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’
- שִׁ֑ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a song
2 Samuel
one use
And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
- הַשִּׁירָ֣הhashirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the song
1 Kings
one use
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
- שִׁיר֖וֹshironoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: song his
1 Chronicles
seven uses
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
- שִׁ֖ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: song
They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.
- בַּשִּׁ֔ירbashirpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: with the song
David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
- וּבְשִׁירִ֤יםuveshirimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and with songs
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.
- שִׁ֛ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: song
Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
- שִׁ֣ירshirnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the song of
All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
- בַּשִּׁ֜ירbashirpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: with the song
Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
- שִׁ֖ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: song
2 Chronicles
seven uses
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
- הַשִּׁ֗ירhashirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the song
The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
- שִׁ֤ירshirnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the song of
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!”
- הַשִּׁ֔ירhashirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the song
Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.
- וּבְשִׁ֑ירuveshirconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: and with song
And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.
- שִׁיר־shir-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: song of
The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.
- וְהַשִּׁ֣ירvehashirconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and the song
And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,
- שִֽׁיר׃shirnoun · masculine singulartagged: song
Nehemiah
three uses
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
- וּבְשִׁ֔ירuveshirconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: and with song
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
- שִׁ֥ירshirnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the song of
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.
- וְשִׁיר־veshir-conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and song of
Psalms
twelve uses
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
- וּֽמִשִּׁירִ֥יumishiriconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and from song my
Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.
- שִׁ֣ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a song
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
- שִׁ֥ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a song
The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
- שִׁיר֣וֹshironoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: song his
I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.
- בְּשִׁ֑ירbeshirpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: with a song
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
- שִׁ֣ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a song
Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
- שִׁ֣ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a song
for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”
- שִׁ֭ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a song
- מִשִּׁ֥ירmishirpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: one of song of
How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?
- שִׁיר־shir-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: song of
I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You—
- שִׁ֣ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a song
Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.
- שִׁ֣ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a song
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.
- בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםbashirimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: with the songs
Ecclesiastes
two uses
It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
- שִׁ֥ירshirnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: song of
when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,
- הַשִּֽׁיר׃hashirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the song
Song of Solomon
two uses
This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.
- שִׁ֥ירshirnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: song of
- הַשִּׁירִ֖יםhashirimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the songs
Isaiah
seven uses
I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
- שִׁירַ֥תshiratnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a song of
At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:
- כְּשִׁירַ֖תkeshiratpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like song of
“Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.”
- שִׁ֔ירshirverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: song
They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
- בַּשִּׁ֖ירbashirpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: with the song
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.
- הַשִּׁיר־hashir-the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the song
You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
- הַשִּׁיר֙hashirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the song
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.
- שִׁ֣ירshirnoun · masculine singulartagged: a song
Ezekiel
two uses
So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.
- שִׁירָ֑יִךְshirayikhnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: songs your
Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.
- כְּשִׁ֣ירkeshirpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like a song of
Amos
four uses
Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
- שִׁרֶ֑יךָshireikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: songs your
You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
- שִֽׁיר׃shirnoun · masculine singulartagged: song
“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”
- שִׁיר֤וֹתshirotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: songs of
I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.
- שִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙shireikhemnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: songs your
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.
