McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Singer

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Singer


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(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.