Psalms
Psalm 81:2
2Lift up a song, strike the tambourine,
play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift up | שְֽׂאוּ־ | śə·’ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a song | זִ֭מְרָה | zim·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2172 melody, song |
| strike | וּתְנוּ־ | ū·ṯə·nū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| the tambourine | תֹ֑ף | ṯōp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H8596 timbrel, tambourine |
| play the sweet-sounding | נָעִ֣ים | nā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine singular | H5273 pleasant, delightful |
| harp | נָֽבֶל׃ | nā·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| and | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| lyre | כִּנּ֖וֹר | kin·nō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3658 lyre |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 149:1–3 · Psalm 92:3 · Colossians 3:16 · Exodus 15:20 · Mark 14:26 · Ephesians 5:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.