The Linked Word Project

Strong's Number H7891

שִׁיר
shiyr · sheer
Transliteration:
shiyr{sheer}or (the original form) shuwr (1 Sam 18:6){shoor}
Word Origin:
a primitive root [identical with 7788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy]
TWOT:
2378
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to sing
Usage in the KJV:
sing 32, singer 37, singing men 4, singing women 4, behold 1

Total: 87
Occurs 87 times in the Hebrew text.
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
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament