Words the Bible translates as sing
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- anahעָנָהto sing responsively: to lift up a song or chant, often as one group answering another
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- to answer: to respond to what someone has said, asked, or charged
- shirשִׁירto sing: to lift the voice in song, most often in praise to God or in celebration
- adōᾄδωto singnot studied yet
- rananרָנַןto send up a loud, ringing cry: most often a shout or song of joy, but at heart simply to call out at full voice
- psallōψάλλωto sing praise to God, making music in his honor
- zamarזָמַרto make music in praise of God, whether by singing or by playing an instrument.
- tsahalצָהַלto let out a loud, piercing cry: a horse's neigh, or a human shout of joy or alarm
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- to make something gleam: to give a face the bright sheen of oil
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