Strong's Lexicon
psalmos: Psalm
Original Word:ψαλμός
Part of Speech:Noun, Masculine
Transliteration:psalmos
Pronunciation:psal-MOS
Phonetic Spelling:(psal-mos')
Definition:Psalm
Meaning:a psalm, song of praise, the Hebrew book of Psalms.
Word Origin:Derived from the verb ψάλλω (psallō), meaning "to pluck" or "to play a stringed instrument."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4210 (מִזְמוֹר, mizmor): A song or psalm, often used in the titles of the Psalms.
- H8416 (תְּהִלָּה, tehillah): Praise, song of praise, or hymn.
Usage:The term "psalmos" refers to a song sung to the accompaniment of a stringed instrument, often used in the context of worship and praise. In the New Testament, it is used to denote a sacred song or hymn, particularly those found in the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, psalms were integral to worship and religious ceremonies. They were often sung in the Temple and during various religious festivals. The Book of Psalms, a collection of 150 songs, prayers, and poems, served as the hymnbook for the Jewish people. The tradition of singing psalms continued into the early Christian church, where they were used in communal worship and personal devotion.
HELPS Word-studies
5568psalmós – apsalm ("Scripture set to music"). Originally,a psalm (5568/psalmós) was sung and accompanied by a plucked musical instrument (typically a harp), especially the OTPsalms.
[The Psalms of the OT were often sung and were accompanied by sophisticated musical arrangements.]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
psallóDefinitiona striking (of musical strings), a psalm
NASB TranslationPsalm (1), psalm (1), Psalms (3), psalms (2).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5568: ψαλμόςψαλμός,
ψαλμοῦ,
ὁ (
ψάλλω),
a striking, twanging ((
Euripides, others)); specifically,
a striking the chords of a musical instrument ((
Pindar,
Aeschylus, others)); hence,
a pious song, a psalm (the
Sept. chiefly for
מִזְמור),
Ephesians 5:19;
Colossians 3:16; the phrase
ἔχεινψαλμόν is used of one who has it in his heart to sing or recite a song of the sort,
1 Corinthians 14:26 (cf. Heinrici at the passage, and
Lightfoot on Col. as above); one of the songs of the book of the O. T. which is entitled
ψαλμοί,
Acts 13:33; plural the (book of) Psalms
Luke 24:44;
βίβλοςψαλμῶν,
Luke 20:42;
Acts 1:20. (Synonym: see
ὕμνος, at the end.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
psalm.Frompsallo; a set piece of music, i.e. A sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a "psalm"); collectively, the book of the Psalms -- psalm. Compareoide.
see GREEKpsallo
see GREEKoide
Forms and Transliterations
Ψαλμοις ψαλμοίς Ψαλμοῖς ψαλμον ψαλμόν ψαλμὸν ψαλμος ψαλμός ψαλμού ψαλμω ψαλμώ ψαλμῷ Ψαλμων ψαλμών Ψαλμῶν ψαλτά ψαλτήρια ψαλτήριον ψαλτηρίου ψαλτηρίω ψαλτηρίων ψαλτωδείν ψαλτωδοί ψαλτωδός ψαλτωδούς ψαροί ψεκάδων ψελλία ψέλλια ψελλίζουσαι ψέλλιον ψελλίω psalmo psalmō psalmôi psalmō̂i Psalmois Psalmoîs psalmon psalmòn Psalmôn Psalmōn Psalmō̂nLinks
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