1 Chronicles 16:42:81 Chr.16.42.W8TAB
שִׁ֣יר
shir
“song”
- Transliteration
- SHIR
- Extended
- SHEER
- IPA
- /ˈʃiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- song
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHIR
- phraseyour reading level
SHIR ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
ve-im-ma-HEM he-MAN vi-du-TUN kha-tso-tse-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim le-mash-mi-IM u-khe-LE SHIR ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
ve-im-ma-HEM he-MAN vi-du-TUN kha-tso-tse-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim le-mash-mi-IM u-khe-LE SHIR ha-e-lo-HIM u-ve-NE ye-du-TUN la-SHA-ar
Exegesis
The construct chain uklei shir haelohim {וּכְלֵ֖י שִׁ֣יר הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | u-kə-lê šîr hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} denotes sacred dedication of instruments to divine song.
Root and etymology
š-y-rshin–yod–resh
“sing, song”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:42
With them were Heman and Jeduthun, with trumpets and cymbals to make a sound and instruments for the song of God . The sons of Jeduthun were at the gate .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:42:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 16:42, so the Hebrew word שִׁ֣יר (shir) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.16.42.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.42.W8.S1) and character.