Original Language Studio
Psalms 127:1
“A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H7892 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a song; abstractly, singing
- Derivation
- or feminine שִׁירָה; from H7891 (שִׁיר);
- KJV renderings
- musical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.
- Grammar
- שִׁ֥יר — common noun, both genders, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 91 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:27Exodus 15:1Numbers 21:17Deuteronomy 31:19Deuteronomy 31:19
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.