1 Chronicles 16:9:11 Chr.16.9.W1TAB
שִׁ֤ירוּ
shiru
“sing”
- Transliteration
- SHI-ru
- Extended
- SHEE-roo
- IPA
- /ˈʃiː.ruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sing
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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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
SHI-ru
- phraseyour reading level
SHI-ru LO
- sentence
SHI-ru LO zam-ME-ru-LO SI-khu be-KHOL-nif-le-O-tav
Exegesis
The verse employs a triad of Piel imperatives—shiru {שִׁירוּ | šî-rû} ‘sing,’ zamru {זַמְּרוּ | zammərû} ‘praise with music,’ and sichu {שִׂיחוּ | sî-ḥû} ‘speak’—each directed to the divine object lo {לוֹ | lō}. The first two form a parallel pair calling for musical worship, while the third extends the call to verbal declaration.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–yod–resh
“to sing”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:9
Sing to Him ; sing praises to Him; speak of all His wondrous deeds .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:9, so the Hebrew word שִׁ֤ירוּ (shiru) 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.16.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.9.W1.S1) and character.