07891

07891 שַׁיר‎ shiyr [sheer] or (the original form) שׁור‎ shuwr (#1Sa 18:6) [shoor] a primitive root [identical with 07788 שׁוּר‎ shuwr to travel, journey, go through the idea of strolling minstrelsy]; v; [BDB-1010b] [{See TWOT on 2378 }] AV-sing 41, singer 37, singing men 4, singing women 4, behold 1; 87

1) to sing

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to sing

1a2) singer, songstresses (participle)

1b) (Polel)

1b1) to sing

1b2) singer, songstress (participle)

1c) (Hophal) to be sung

• In #Job 36:24, the word is translated "Behold"; in modern versions, it is translated "Sing". The old translations considered the Hebrew word to be from a different root than 07788 hence the difference in the translations. See Gill on "Job 36:24".