Quick Definition
to sing
Strong's 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 Usage: behold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).
TWOT Reference: 2378
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to sing
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sing
1a2) singer, songstresses (participle)
1b) (Polel)
1b1) to sing
1b2) singer, songstress (participle)
1c) (Hophal) to be sung
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In Job 36:24, the word is translated "Behold"; in modern versions, it is translated "Sing". The old translations considered the Hebrew word to be from a different root than H07788 hence the difference in the translations.
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to sing
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sing
1a2) singer, songstresses (participle)
1b) (Polel)
1b1) to sing
1b2) singer, songstress (participle)
1c) (Hophal) to be sung
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שׁוּר / שִׁיר
shý̂yr / shûr
BDB Definition:
1) to sing
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sing
1a2) singer, songstresses (participle)
1b) (Polel)
1b1) to sing
1b2) singer, songstress (participle)
1c) (Hophal) to be sung
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root [identical with H7788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy]
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2378
Total KJV Occurrences: 88