KJV dictionary & concordance

singing

Meaning of “singing”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of sing, meaning to produce musical sounds with the voice; to celebrate, praise, or tell in song.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

29 occurrences25 verses12 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 18:6

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2 Samuel 19:35

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I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:35 · retained source text

I am this day fourescore yeeres olde: and can I discerne betweene good and euill? Can thy seruant taste what I eate, or what I drinke? can I heare any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherfore then should thy seruant bee yet a burden vnto my lord the king?

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Where “singing” appears

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1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Samuel2 occurrences
1 verse 1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Chronicles4 occurrences
3 verses Ezra2 occurrences
1 verse Nehemiah3 occurrences
2 verses Psalms2 occurrences
2 verses Song of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah9 occurrences
9 verses Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse Ephesians1 occurrence
1 verse Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

1 Samuel 18:6 1 Chronicles 13:8 Ezra 2:65 Psalms 100:2 Isaiah 16:10 Isaiah 48:20 Isaiah 55:12 Colossians 3:16

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Uttering melodious or musical notes; making a shrill sound; celebrating in song; reciting in verse.

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