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שִׁיר H7892

H7892 is the Hebrew word שִׁיר, transliterated shîyr and said sheer. The King James Version most often renders it song.

Word: שִׁירTransliteration: shîyrSaid: sheerLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 87 verses

What it means

a song; abstractly, singing.

Where it comes from

or feminine שִׁירָה; from H7891 (שִׁיר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 90 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

song 57×songs 11×musick 7×or song 6×singing 4×musical 2×singers 1×one of the songs 1×sing 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: musical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.

Verses using שִׁיר

The first 40 of 87 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 31:27 · KJV

Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?

Exodus 15:1 · KJV

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Numbers 21:17 · KJV

Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

Deuteronomy 31:19 · KJV

Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

Deuteronomy 31:21 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.

Deuteronomy 31:22 · KJV

Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.

Deuteronomy 31:30 · KJV

And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.

Deuteronomy 32:44 · KJV

And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.

Judges 5:12 · KJV

Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

2 Samuel 22:1 · KJV

And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

1 Kings 4:32 · KJV

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

1 Chronicles 6:31 · KJV

And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

1 Chronicles 6:32 · KJV

And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.

1 Chronicles 13:8 · KJV

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

1 Chronicles 15:16 · KJV

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

1 Chronicles 16:42 · KJV

And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

1 Chronicles 25:6 · KJV

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

1 Chronicles 25:7 · KJV

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

2 Chronicles 5:13 · KJV

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;

2 Chronicles 7:6 · KJV

And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

2 Chronicles 23:13 · KJV

And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

2 Chronicles 23:18 · KJV

Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.

2 Chronicles 29:27 · KJV

And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.

2 Chronicles 29:28 · KJV

And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

2 Chronicles 34:12 · KJV

And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

Nehemiah 12:27 · KJV

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

Nehemiah 12:36 · KJV

And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.

Nehemiah 12:46 · KJV

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

Psalm 18:1 · KJV

I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

Psalm 28:7 · KJV

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Psalm 30:1 · KJV

I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

Psalm 33:3 · KJV

Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

Psalm 40:3 · KJV

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

Psalm 42:8 · KJV

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

Psalm 45:1 · KJV

My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Psalm 46:1 · KJV

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 48:1 · KJV

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

Psalm 65:1 · KJV

Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

Psalm 66:1 · KJV

Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:

Psalm 67:1 · KJV

God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7892 mean?

H7892 is the Hebrew word שִׁיר (shîyr), meaning a song; abstractly, singing.

How is H7892 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it song (57 times), songs (11 times), musick (7 times), or song (6 times), singing (4 times), among others.

How many times does H7892 appear in the Bible?

שִׁיר (shîyr) is tagged in 87 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7892 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or feminine שִׁירָה; from H7891 (שִׁיר).

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