šîr

sheer
Parts of Speech Verb

šîr Definition

  1. to sing
    1. (Qal)
      1. to sing
      2. singer, songstresses (participle)
    2. (Polel)
      1. to sing
      2. singer, songstress (participle)
    3. (Hophal) to be sung
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ryX
Origin
a primitive root [identical with (07788) through the idea of strolling minstrelsy]
Strong's Number
07891
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 2378

KJV Word Usage

sing
41
singer
37
singing men
4
singing women
4
behold
1
Total
87

KJV Verse Count

2
1
2
1
1
1
7
8
5
16
1
26
1
1
3
1
1
1
Total
79
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Shiyr". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .