Strong's Number 5567

The Linked Word Project
Transliteration:
psallo {psal'-lo}
Word Origin:
probably strengthened from psao (to rub or touch the surface, cf 5597)
TDNT:
8:489,1225
Part of Speech:
verb
Usage in the KJV:
sing 3, sing psalms 1, make melody 1

Total: 5
Definition:
  1. to pluck off, pull out
  2. to cause to vibrate by touching, to twang
    1. to touch or strike the chord, to twang the strings of a musical instrument so that they gently vibrate
    2. to play on a stringed instrument, to play, the harp, etc.
    3. to sing to the music of the harp
    4. in the NT to sing a hymn, to celebrate the praises of God in song
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament