ryv shiyr or (the original form) rwv shuwr (#1Sa 18:6)
Pronunciation:
sheershoor
Origin:
a primitive root [identical with 07788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy]
Source:
TWOT - 2378
Kind:
v
In AV:
sing 41, singer 37, singing men 4, singing women 4, behold 1
Count:
87
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
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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 07788 hence the difference in the
translations. See Gill on "Job 36:24".