שִׁיר
sir (šîr)
/sheer/
“to sing, chant lyrical melody”
To sing joyfully to Yahweh; imperative opening the enthronement psalms: Shiru l'Adonai ('Sing to the LORD a new song!').
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
singsinger
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: שִׁיר (to sing, chant lyrical melody) -> G0103
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where שִׁיר (sir) carries significant theological or narrative weight.