Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shîyr

sheer

שִׁיר

What it means

to sing

Where it comes from

or (the original form) שׁוּר; (1 Samuel 18:6), a primitive root (rather identical with shûwr (שׁוּר) through the idea of strolling minstrelsy)

How the King James translates it

  • singers36
  • sing28
  • sang5
  • men4
  • women2
  • singing1
  • singer1
  • singeth1

Every place it appears 79