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H7891 - שִׁיר - shîyr - sheer - Behold

Original: שִׁיר

Transliteration: shîyr

Phonetic: sheer

Short Definition: Behold

Original: שׁוּר שׁיר o

Transliteration: shı̂yr shûr

Phonetic: sheer

BDB 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

Origin: a primitive root [identical with H7788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy]

TWOT entry: 2378

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H7892

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