shirah

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noun

Praise to god in the form of song

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Meanings

shirah1

nounshirah (uncountable)
  1. JudaismuncountablePraise to god in the form of song

    Israel will imitate the angels by saying the shirah of the angels.

    2001, Max Kadushin, Worship and Ethics: A Study in Rabbinic Judaism, Global Academic Publishing, →ISBN, page 149
    1 more example

    It is a day similar in solemnity to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur when shirah ("praise") is not offered, as the Musaf service on Rosh Hodesh reads, Zeman kapparah lekhol toldotam ("a time for forgiveness throughout their generations").

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 229

Shirah2

proper nounShirah (plural Shirahs)

plural Shirahs

  1. A surname.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

harishHarshiHashir
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APA

shirah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirah

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“shirah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shirah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirah.

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