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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sing.

2. (a. & n.) from Sing.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SINGERS; SINGING

sing'-erz, sing'-ing: Singing seems to have become a regular profession at quite early date among the Hebrews. David had his troupe of "singing men and singing women" at Jerusalem (2 Samuel 19:35), and no doubt Solomon added to their numbers. Isaiah 23:16 suggests that it was not uncommon for foreign female minstrels of questionable character to be heard making "sweet melody," singing songs along the streets and highways of Judea. Nor was the worship of the temple left to the usually incompetent and inconstant leadership of amateur choristers. The elaborate regulations drawn up for the constitution of the temple orchestra and chorus are referred to under MUSIC (which see). It has been inferred from Ezra 2:65 that women were included among the temple singers, but this is erroneous, as the musicians there mentioned were of the class employed at banquets, festivals, etc. The temple choir consisted exclusively of Levites, one essential qualification of an active member of that order being a good voice.

Of the vocal method of the Hebrews we know nothing. Wellhausen imagines that he can detect one of the singers, in the portrayal of an Assyrian band, compressing his throat in order to produce a vibrato; and it is quite possible that in other respects as well as this, ancient and modern oriental vocalization resembled each other. But that is about all that can be said.

On the other hand, we cannot repeat too often that we are quite unable to identify any intervals, scales, or tunes as having been used in ancient Israel. Even those who hold that the early church took the Gregorian "tones" from the synagogue, confess that it was "certainly not without considerable modifications." And, of course, there was not the slightest affinity between the Hebrew and the Anglican chant.

See MUSIC; PRAISE; SONG; TEMPLE.

James Millar

Greek

5214. humneo -- to sing to, to laud
... Word Origin from humnos Definition to sing to, to laud NASB Word Usage sing...praise
(1), singing a hymn (2), singing hymns (1), singing hymns of praise (1). ...
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3815. paizo -- to play as a child
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: paizo Phonetic Spelling: (paheed'-zo) Short Definition:
I play, sport Definition: I play, sport (includes singing and dancing ...
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103. ado -- to sing
... Word Origin from aeido (to sing) Definition to sing NASB Word Usage sang (3),
singing (2). sing. To sing -- sing. (adontes) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7444. rannen -- singing
... rannen. 7445 . singing. Transliteration: rannen Phonetic Spelling: (ran-nane')
Short Definition: singing. Word Origin the same as ranan, qv. singing ...
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5273b. naim -- perhaps singing, sweetly sounding, musical
... 5273a, 5273b. naim. 5274 . perhaps singing, sweetly sounding, musical.
Transliteration: naim Short Definition: sweet. Word Origin ...
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7440. rinnah -- a ringing cry
... Word Origin from ranan Definition a ringing cry NASB Word Usage cry (12), joy (2),
joyful shout (1), joyful shouting (9), joyful singing (1), rejoice (1 ...
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7445. renanah -- a ringing cry
... Word Origin from ranan Definition a ringing cry NASB Word Usage joyful
(1), joyful shout (1), joyful singing (1), triumphing (1). ...
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2158. zamir -- song
... Word Origin from zamar Definition song NASB Word Usage psalmist (1), psalms
(1), song (1), songs (1), songs (2). psalmist, singing, song. ...
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6031b. anah -- to sing
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to sing NASB Word Usage cry (3), howl (1), sang
(2), sing (7), singing (1). 6031a, 6031b. anah. 6032 . Strong's Numbers
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7892. shiyr -- song
... musicalick, singer song Or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}; from shiyr; a song; abstractly,
singing -- musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song. see HEBREW shiyr. ...
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7892a. shir -- song
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition song NASB Word Usage music (3), musical
(3), sing (1), singers (1), singing (2), Song (1), song (20), Songs (1 ...
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4853a. massa -- a load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
... a load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute NASB Word Usage burden (10), carry (3),
carrying (3), delight (1), load (10), loads (5), singing (3), things (1 ...
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4853. massa' -- a load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
... From nasa'; a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively,
an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire -- burden ...
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Library

Of Singing in Course.
... Of singing in course. If any shall think it best to sing the Psalms in
order in churches or families, it may be done with profit ...
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Waiting and Singing
... VOLUME II: PSALMS LI to CXLV WAITING AND SINGING. 'Because of his strength
will I wait upon Thee: for God is my defence....17. Unto ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/waiting and singing.htm

Rules to be Observed in Singing of Psalms.
... THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. Rules to be observed in Singing of Psalms. 1. Beware
of singing divine psalms for an ordinary recreation, as ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/bayly/the practice of piety/rules to be observed in.htm

Hark! the Herald Host is Singing
... No. 13 Hark! the Herald Host is singing. CHRISTMAS Hark! the Herald Host
is singing. E. Humperdinck Joyously. 1. Hark! The herald ...
/.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 13 hark the herald.htm

Children Singing Hosanna to Christ.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCCXXV. Children singing Hosanna to Christ. 8.6.8.6 James
Montgomery. Children singing Hosanna to Christ. Hosanna be the children's song,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cccxxv children singing hosanna.htm

Thekla Singing Decorously a Hymn, the Rest of the virgins Sing ...
... Chapter II."Thekla Singing Decorously a Hymn, the Rest of the Virgins Sing with
Her; John the Baptist a Martyr to Chastity; The Church the Spouse of God ...
/.../chapter ii thekla singing decorously a.htm

Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. Singing and Making Melody in Your ...
... Singing and making melody in your heart unto the Lord; giving thanks always for
all things unto God and the Father, in the name our Lord Jesus Christ. ...
/.../lyra germanica the christian year/twentieth sunday after trinity singing.htm

On Singing and Music.
On Singing and Music. <. ... On Singing and Music. We have been brought
under a feeling of religious concern that the ancient ...
//christianbookshelf.org/various/on singing and music/on singing and music.htm

On Singing and Music
On Singing and Music. <. ...
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A Practical Discourse on Some Principles of Hymn-Singing
A Practical Discourse on Some Principles of Hymn-Singing. <. ... A Practical Discourse
on some Principles of Hymn-Singing By Robert Bridges 1901. ...
/.../bridges/a practical discourse on some principles of hymn-singing/title page.htm

Thesaurus

Singing-men (3 Occurrences)
Singing-men. Singing, Singing-men. Singing-women . Multi-Version Concordance
Singing-men (3 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 19:35 I am this ...
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Singing (65 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SINGERS; SINGING. sing'-erz, sing'-ing: Singing seems
to have become a regular profession at quite early date among the Hebrews. ...
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Singing-women (3 Occurrences)
Singing-women. Singing-men, Singing-women. Single . Multi-Version
Concordance Singing-women (3 Occurrences). 2 Samuel ...
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Singers (41 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia SINGERS; SINGING. sing'-erz, sing'-ing: Singing seems
to have become a regular profession at quite early date among the Hebrews. ...
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Sing (147 Occurrences)
... 8. (vt) To influence by singing; to lull by singing; as, to sing a child to sleep.
9. (vt) To accompany, or attend on, with singing. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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7337 (2 Occurrences)
... besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven
thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and they had two hundred singing men and ...
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Thirty-seven (9 Occurrences)
... besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven
thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and they had two hundred singing men and ...
/t/thirty-seven.htm - 9k

Maid-servants (25 Occurrences)
... besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand
three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred singing men and ...
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Men-servants (22 Occurrences)
... besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand
three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred singing men and ...
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Menservants (19 Occurrences)
... beside their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand
three hundred thirty and seven; and they had two hundred singing men and ...
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Resources

What does it mean that God will rejoice over us with singing (Zephaniah 3:17)? | GotQuestions.org

Do angels sing? | GotQuestions.org

What is exclusive psalmody? | GotQuestions.org

Singing: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance

Singing (65 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:30
When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
(See NAS)

Mark 14:26
After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
(WEY NAS)

Acts 16:25
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 5:19
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Revelation 4:10
the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying,
(See RSV)

Revelation 5:13
and every creature that is in the heaven, and in the earth, and under the earth, and the things that are upon the sea, and the all things in them, heard I saying, 'To Him who is sitting upon the throne, and to the Lamb, 'is' the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the might -- to the ages of the ages!'
(See NIV)

Revelation 14:3
And they were singing what seemed to be a new song, in front of the throne and in the presence of the four living creatures and the Elders; and no one was able to learn that song except the 144,000 people who had been redeemed out of the world.
(WEY)

Revelation 15:3
And they were singing the song of Moses, God's servant, and the song of the Lamb. Their words were, "Great and wonderful are Thy works, O Lord God, the Ruler of all. Righteous and true are Thy ways, O King of the nations.
(WEY)

Genesis 31:27
Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn't tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;
(See NIV)

Exodus 32:18
And he said, It is not the sound of a shout of victory, neither is it the sound of a shout of defeat: it is the noise of alternate singing I hear.
(DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 18:6
It happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 19:35
I am this day eighty years old. Can I discern between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Chronicles 6:32
And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Chronicles 13:8
And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Chronicles 15:21
and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to lead the singing.
(DBY)

1 Chronicles 15:22
Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.
(See NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 15:27
And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the singers in the song; and David had upon him an ephod of linen.
(See NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 25:7
The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Yahweh, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 20:22
And at the time they have begun with singing and praise, Jehovah hath put ambushments against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, who are coming in to Judah, and they are smitten,
(YLT NAS)

2 Chronicles 23:13
and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also played on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!
(WEB JPS ASV)

2 Chronicles 29:27
Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of Yahweh began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 29:28
And all the assembly are doing obeisance, and the singers singing, and the trumpeters blowing; the whole 'is' till the completion of the burnt-offering.
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 30:21
The children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised Yahweh day by day, singing with loud instruments to Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

2 Chronicles 35:25
Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and behold, they are written in the lamentations.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Ezra 2:65
besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Nehemiah 7:67
besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and they had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Nehemiah 12:27
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Job 3:7
Lo! that night -- let it be gloomy, Let no singing come into it.
(YLT)

Job 20:5
That the singing of the wicked 'is' short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,
(YLT)

Job 38:7
In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy,
(YLT)

Psalms 26:7
that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of all your wondrous works.
(See RSV)

Psalms 30:5
For -- a moment 'is' in His anger, Life 'is' in His good-will, At even remaineth weeping, and at morn singing.
(YLT)

Psalms 42:4
These I remember, and pour out my soul in me, For I pass over into the booth, I go softly with them unto the house of God, With the voice of singing and confession, The multitude keeping feast!
(YLT)

Psalms 47:1
To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing,
(YLT)

Psalms 63:5
As 'with' milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And 'with' singing lips doth my mouth praise.
(YLT NIV)

Psalms 68:6
God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 84:4
Happy are they that dwell in Thy house, they are ever praising Thee. Selah
(See RSV)

Psalms 98:5
Sing praises unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp and the voice of melody.
(See NIV)

Psalms 100:2
Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 105:43
He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with singing.
(WEB JPS ASV YLT RSV)

Psalms 107:22
Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.
(WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS)

Psalms 118:15
A voice of singing and salvation, 'Is' in the tents of the righteous, The right hand of Jehovah is doing valiantly.
(YLT)

Psalms 126:2
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great things for them."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Psalms 126:5
Those sowing in tears, with singing do reap,
(YLT)

Psalms 126:6
Whoso goeth on and weepeth, Bearing the basket of seed, Surely cometh in with singing, bearing his sheaves!
(YLT)

Proverbs 11:10
In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked 'is' singing.
(YLT)

Song of Songs 2:12
The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Isaiah 14:7
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Isaiah 16:10
Gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there will be no singing, neither joyful noise. Nobody will tread out wine in the presses. I have made the shouting stop.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 24:9
There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 24:16
From the farthest part of the earth comes the sound of songs, glory to the upright. But I said, I am wasting away, wasting away, the curse is on me! The false ones go on in their false way, yes, they go on acting falsely.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 30:29
Singing is to you as in a night sanctified for a festival, And joy of heart as he who is going with a pipe, To go in to the mountain of Jehovah, Unto the rock of Israel.
(YLT)

Isaiah 35:2
It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon's glory Lebanon will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see Yahweh's glory, the excellence of our God.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Isaiah 35:10
The Yahweh's ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away."
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV NIV)

Isaiah 44:23
Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Isaiah 48:20
Go forth from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth: say, Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 49:13
Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Isaiah 51:3
For the Lord has given comfort to Zion: he has made glad all her broken walls; making her waste places like Eden, and changing her dry land into the garden of the Lord; joy and delight will be there, praise and the sound of melody.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 51:11
The ransomed of Yahweh shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Isaiah 52:9
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the LORD hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 54:1
"Sing, barren, you who didn't bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife," says Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Isaiah 55:12
For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Amos 8:10
I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will make you wear sackcloth on all your bodies, and baldness on every head. I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and its end like a bitter day.
(See NIV)

Zephaniah 3:17
Yahweh, your God, is in the midst of you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Singing

Related Terms

Singing (65 Occurrences)

Singing-women (3 Occurrences)

Singers (41 Occurrences)

Sing (147 Occurrences)

7337 (2 Occurrences)

Thirty-seven (9 Occurrences)

Maid-servants (25 Occurrences)

Men-servants (22 Occurrences)

Menservants (19 Occurrences)