Definition
or feminine שִׁירָה; from H7891; a song; abstractly, singing
Traditional renderings: musical(-ick), × sing(-er, -ing), song.
Traditional renderings: musical(-ick), × sing(-er, -ing), song.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שִׁיר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
90 total
- Psalm 98:1שִׁ֣יר · songA Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
- Psalm 108:1שִׁ֖יר · A songA song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.
- Psalm 120:1שִׁ֗יר · A songA song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
- Psalm 121:1שִׁ֗יר · A songA song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
- Psalm 122:1שִׁ֥יר · A songA song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
- Psalm 123:1שִׁ֗יר · A songA song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
- Psalm 124:1שִׁ֥יר · A songA song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—
- Psalm 125:1שִׁ֗יר · A songA song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
- Psalm 126:1שִׁ֗יר · A songA song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
- Psalm 127:1שִׁ֥יר · A songA song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
- Psalm 128:1שִׁ֗יר · A songA song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
- Psalm 129:1שִׁ֗יר · A songA song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—
- Psalm 130:1שִׁ֥יר · A songA song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
- Psalm 131:1שִׁ֥יר · A songA song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
- Psalm 132:1שִׁ֗יר · A songA song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,
- Psalm 133:1שִׁ֥יר · A songA song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
- Psalm 134:1שִׁ֗יר · A songA song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
- Psalm 137:3שִׁ֭יר · a song; מִשִּׁ֥יר · a song…for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”
- Psalm 137:4שִׁיר־ · a songHow can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?
- Psalm 144:9שִׁ֣יר · I will singI will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You—
- Psalm 149:1שִׁ֣יר · songHallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly.
- Proverbs 25:20בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗ים · songsLike one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
- Ecclesiastes 7:5שִׁ֥יר · to the songIt is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
- Ecclesiastes 12:4הַשִּֽׁיר׃ · of song…when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,
- Song of Solomon 1:1שִׁ֥יר · Song; הַשִּׁירִ֖ים · of SongsThis is Solomon’s Song of Songs.
- Isaiah 5:1שִׁירַ֥ת · a songI will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
- Isaiah 23:15כְּשִׁירַ֖ת · as in the songAt that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:
- Isaiah 23:16שִׁ֔יר · a song“Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.”
- Isaiah 24:9בַּשִּׁ֖יר · longer singThey no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
- Isaiah 26:1הַשִּׁיר־ · songIn that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
- Isaiah 30:29הַשִּׁיר֙ · You will singYou will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
- Isaiah 42:10שִׁ֣יר · songSing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
- Ezekiel 26:13שִׁירָ֑יִךְ · of your songsSo I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.
- Ezekiel 33:32כְּשִׁ֣יר · songsIndeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.
- Amos 5:23שִׁרֶ֑יךָ · of your songsTake away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
- Amos 6:5שִֽׁיר׃ · musicalYou improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
- Amos 8:3שִׁיר֤וֹת · the songs“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”
- Amos 8:10שִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙ · your songsI will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.