Psalm 21:13:4Ps.21.13.W4TABWLC Psalms 21:14

נָשִׁ֥ירָה

nashira

we will sing

Transliteration
na-shi-RA
Extended
naa-shih-RAA
IPA
/naːʃiˈraː/

Meaning by language

English
we will sing

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
נָ + שִׁ֥י + רָה
na + shi + ra
nashira

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    na-shi-RA

  2. clause

    na-shi-RA u-ne-zam-ME-ra ge-vu-ra-TE-kha

  3. sentence

    ru-MA ye-ho-VAH be-u-ZE-ta na-shi-RA u-ne-zam-ME-ra ge-vu-ra-TE-kha

Exegesis

The coordinated Piel cohortatives nashirah {נָשִׁירָה | nāšîrāh} ‘let us sing’ and unezamerah {וּנְזַמֵּרָה | û-nə-zam-mē-rāh} ‘and let us make music’ form a collective action clause expressing communal praise.

Root and etymology

Rootshin–yod–resh

to sing

In contextPsalm 21:13

Be exalted, O LORD , in Your strength; we will sing and make music about Your mighty power.

About this coordinate

Psalm 21:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 21:13, so the Hebrew word נָשִׁ֥ירָה (nashira) 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 Ps.21.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.13.W4.S1) and character.