(properly
ùָׁø
, shar, or some other form of
ùַׁéé
, to sing; occasionally of
æָîִø
, to play an accompaniment; but the “chief singer” is styled
îְðִöֵּçִ
, menatstseach, the proecentor of the Levitical orchestra). Singing was always natural to the Hebrews, and formed part of the Levitical worship (see Schmid, De Cantoribus Eccl. V. et N.T. [Helmst. 1708]). SEE HYMN; SEE MUSIC.