What does שִׁיר mean in the Bible?
שִׁיר is a Hebrew word meaning "a song ; abstractly, singing".
Hebrew · H7892
שִׁיר
A song ; abstractly, singing
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שִׁיר H7892
What does שִׁיר mean in the Bible?
שִׁיר is a Hebrew word meaning "a song ; abstractly, singing".
Full entry for שִׁיר (H7892) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7892?
The BSB source-word alignment has 90 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a song (35), song (18), and singing (2), of your songs (2), songs (2).
Where does שִׁיר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (43), 1 Chronicles (7), 2 Chronicles (7), Isaiah (7).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a song 35× Judges 5:12, Psalms 30:1, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 48:1
song 18× Exodus 15:1, Numbers 21:17, Deuteronomy 31:19, Deuteronomy 31:21
and singing 2× Genesis 31:27, Nehemiah 12:27
of your songs 2× Ezekiel 26:13, Amos 5:23
songs 2× Proverbs 25:20, Ezekiel 33:32
with musical 2× 2 Chronicles 23:13, 2 Chronicles 34:12
with the musical 2× 2 Chronicles 7:6, Nehemiah 12:36
. . . 1× Deuteronomy 31:19
[for] the songs 1× 1 Chronicles 16:42
accompanied by musical 1× 1 Chronicles 15:16
and for the songs 1× Nehemiah 12:46
and his songs 1× 1 Kings 4:32
and musical 1× 2 Chronicles 5:13
and song 1× 2 Chronicles 23:18
as in the song 1× Isaiah 23:15
for the music 1× 1 Chronicles 25:6
His song 1× Psalms 42:8
I will sing 1× Psalms 144:9
in song 1× Psalms 69:30
in the songs 1× 1 Chronicles 25:7
longer sing 1× Isaiah 24:9
musical 1× Amos 6:5
of song 1× Ecclesiastes 12:4
of Songs 1× Song Of Solomon 1:1
of the music 1× 1 Chronicles 6:31
the singers 1× 2 Chronicles 29:28
the song 1× 2 Chronicles 29:27
the songs 1× Amos 8:3
to the song 1× Ecclesiastes 7:5
with my song 1× Psalms 28:7
with song 1× 1 Chronicles 6:32
with songs 1× 1 Chronicles 13:8
You will sing 1× Isaiah 30:29
your songs 1× Amos 8:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:27 וּבְשִׁרִ֖ים to and singing Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 15:1 הַשִּׁירָ֤ה to song Article | Noun - feminine singular Numbers 21:17 הַשִּׁירָ֖ה to song Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 31:19 הַשִּׁירָ֣ה to song Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 31:19 הַשִּׁירָ֥ה to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 31:21 הַשִּׁירָ֨ה to song Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 31:22 הַשִּׁירָ֥ה to song Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 31:30 הַשִּׁירָ֖ה to song Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 32:44 הַשִּׁירָֽה־ to song Article | Noun - feminine singular Judges 5:12 שִׁ֑יר to a song Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 31:27
Aligned rows 90
Books represented 17
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 6 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 7 2 Chronicles 7 Nehemiah 3 Psalms 43 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 2 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 7 Ezekiel 2 Amos 4
Source forms
שִׁ֥יר 12x šîr Nehemiah 12:36, Psalms 40:3, Psalms 48:1, Psalms 88:1
שִׁ֗יר 10x šîr Psalms 92:1, Psalms 120:1, Psalms 121:1, Psalms 123:1
שִׁ֣יר 9x šîr 1 Chronicles 16:42, Psalms 33:3, Psalms 45:1, Psalms 66:1
שִֽׁיר׃ 8x šîr 2 Chronicles 34:12, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 65:1, Psalms 67:1
שִׁ֖יר 4x šîr 1 Chronicles 6:31, 1 Chronicles 25:7, Psalms 83:1, Psalms 108:1
הַשִּׁירָ֣ה 3x haš·šî·rāh Deuteronomy 31:19, 2 Samuel 22:1, Psalms 18:1
שִׁיר־ 3x šîr- 2 Chronicles 29:27, Psalms 30:1, Psalms 137:4
הַשִּׁירָ֖ה 2x haš·šî·rāh Numbers 21:17, Deuteronomy 31:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 29x Judges 5:12, 1 Chronicles 6:31, 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 25:7
Noun - masculine singular construct 23x 1 Chronicles 16:42, 2 Chronicles 7:6, 2 Chronicles 29:27, Nehemiah 12:36
Article | Noun - feminine singular 10x Exodus 15:1, Numbers 21:17, Deuteronomy 31:19, Deuteronomy 31:21
Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x 2 Chronicles 5:13, 2 Chronicles 23:13, Ecclesiastes 12:4, Isaiah 26:1
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x 1 Chronicles 6:32, 1 Chronicles 25:6, Isaiah 24:9
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 2x Genesis 31:27, 1 Chronicles 13:8
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 23:18, Nehemiah 12:27
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 4:32, Psalms 42:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a song ; abstractly, singing
Source Gloss
a song ; abstractly, singing
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a song; abstractly, singing BDB: song Usage: musical(-ick), × sing(-er, -ing), song.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁיר is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain