שִׁיר

Strong’s Definition

to sing

Etymology & Derivation

or (the original form) שׁוּר; (1 Samuel 18:6), a primitive root (rather identical with H7788 (שׁוּר) through the idea of strolling minstrelsy);

KJV Usage

behold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to sing
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(polel)
• 4.(hophal) to be sung

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shîyr; Pronunciation: sheer