ψάλλω
psállō
compare G5597 (ψώχω)); to twitch or twang, i.e. to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes)
Lexicon
Derivation: probably strengthened from (to rub or touch the surface;
compare G5597 (ψώχω)); to twitch or twang, i.e. to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes)
- compare G5597 (ψώχω))
- to twitch or twang, i.e. to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: make melody, sing (psalms)
Usage
5 occurrences · 0 OT · 5 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- i will sing2 · 40%
- sing1 · 20%
- making melody1 · 20%
- let him sing psalms1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.