שִׁיר
sir (šîr)
/sheer/
“song, lyrical poem, sacred ode”
Song, musical praise, sacred song; Song of Songs (Shir Ha-Shirim) and Songs of Ascents (Shire Ha-Ma'alot, Psalms 120-134).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From שִׁיר (H7891) to sing.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
songmusical
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 (song, lyrical poem, sacred ode) -> G5603
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where שִׁיר (sir) carries significant theological or narrative weight.