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Nehemiah 7:44
“The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שִׁירshîyr · sheer
H7891 · Hebrew
H7891 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to sing
- 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 renderings
- behold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).
- Grammar
- הַֽ — particle (definite article)
- מְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים — verb Polel, active participle, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 88 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 15:1Exodus 15:1Exodus 15:21Numbers 21:17Judges 5:1
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שִׁיר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.