Words derived from the Hebrew root sher
SONG
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song (sher) |
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MISCELLANEOUS FORMS
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song f. (she-rät') |
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and song (va-sher') |
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with song (ba-sher') |
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with song (bä-sher') |
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and with song (u-va-sher') |
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the song (hä-sher') |
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and the song (va-hä-sher') |
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like a song (ka-sher') |
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His song (she-rä') [she-ru'] |
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and by reason of my song (u-me-she-re') |
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SONGS
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songs (she-rot') |
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MISCELLANEOUS FORMS
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the songs (hä-she-rem') |
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songs (she-ro') |
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and with songs (u-va-she-rem') |
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and with songs (u-va-she-rem') |
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like songs (ka-she-rät') |
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with songs (bä-she-rem') |
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your songs (she-ra'-chä) |
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your songs (she-rä-yech') |
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your songs (she-ra-kem') |
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ONE OF THE SONGS
Example: Psalm 137:3
'sing to us one of the songs of Zion'
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one of the songs (me-sher') |
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THIS SONG
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this song (hä-she-rä'
hä-zot') |
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this song (ët hä-she-rä'
hä-zot') |
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the words of this song (ët dëv-re'
hä-she-rä' hä-zot') |
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all the words of this song (ët kol dëv-re'
hä-she-rä' hä-zot') |
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SING verb, imperative
Example: Psalm 105:2
"Sing to Him, play to Him, recount all his wondrous
works!"
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sing (she'-ru) imperative |
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I WILL SING
Example: Psalm 144:9
"O God, a new song I will sing to you, with a harp
of ten [strings] I will play to You."
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1 will sing (ä-she-rä') |
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I will sing (ä-sher)' |
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THEY SHALL SING
Example Psalm 138:5
"and they shall sing of Yahveh's ways."
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they shall sing (yä-she-ru') |
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and they shall sing
(va-yä-she-ru') |
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WE SHALL SING
Example: Psalm 21:13 (21:14 JPS)
"we shall sing and we shall play of your
strength."
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we shall sing
(nä-she-rä') |
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we shall sing (nä-sher') |
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MISCELLANEOUS FORMS
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shall sing (ya-sho-rar') |
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be sung (yu-shär') |
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sung (sho-ra-ru') |
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he sang (shär) |
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and sings (va-shär)' |
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and then sang (vä-tä;-shär)' |
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sang [they] (yä-sher') |
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singing (lä-shur')
[lä-sher'] |
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SINGER (i.e., male singer)
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singer (ma-sho-rar') |
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the singer (hä-ma-sho-rar') |
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SINGERS (i.e., singing men, male singers)
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singers (ma-sho-ra-rem') |
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singers (ma-sho-ra-rem') |
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the singers (hä-ma-sho-ra-rem') |
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the singers
(hä-ma-sho-ra-rem') |
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and the singers (va-hä-ma-sho-ra-rem') |
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and the singers
(va-hä-ma-sho-ra-rem') |
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and the singers
(va-hä-ma-sho-ra-rem') |
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and for singers (va-läm-sho-ra-rem') |
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SINGERS (i.e., male singers)
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singers (shä-rem') |
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and singers (va-shä-rem') |
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the singers (hä-shä-rem') |
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for singers (lä-shä-rem') |
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SINGERS (i.e., female singers)
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and singers
(vä-shä-rot') |
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and the singers
(vä-hä-shä-rot') |
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and singers (u-ma-sho-ra-rot') |
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and singers (u-ma-sho-ra-rot') |
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Male and Female Singers
Below are examples where both male and female singers are mentioned within the same Biblical account. These male and female singers were most likely professional families of singers and not related to the Levite singers, which from all Biblical accounts were male. It is also interesting to note that the account in 2 Samuel 19:35 (19:36) relates to discussions held between David and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim. David also instructs his son Solomon to treat the family of Barzillai with great respect for the kindnesses shown him when fleeing from Absalom (1 Kings 2:7). The later parallel accounts in Ezra and Nehemiah, referencing the list of the personnel returning after the exile which included 200-240 male and female singers, also reference Barzillai (Ezra 2:61 and Nehemiah 7:63) as a family into which one of the priestly lineage married into. All of these accounts, including Ecclesiastes 2:8 in which Solomon is discussing his acquired property and personnel, apparently do not refer to the exclusively male Levite singers.