HEBREW WORDS RELATING TO PRAISE AND WORSHIP
Barak
-to kneel or bow, to give reverence to God as an ac
t of adoration, implies a continual conscious givin
g place to God, to be
atuned to him and his presence
Psalm 34:1 I will
bless
the Lord at all times; His praise shall continuall
y be in my mouth.
Psalm 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise. Be thankful to hi
m, and
bless
his name.
Psalm 95:6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Le
t us
kneel
before the Lord our maker.
Guwl
-to spin around, under the influence of any violent
emotion
Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the Lord and
rejoice
, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright
in heart!
Psalm 35:9 And my soul shall be
joyful
in the Lord; It shall rejoice in his salvation.
Psalm 118:24 This is the day the Lord has made; We
will
rejoice
and be glad in it.
Hallal
-to praise, to make a show or rave about, to glory
in or boast upon, to be clamorously foolish about y
ou adoration of God
Psalm 22:23 You who fear the Lord,
praise
him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him, an
d fear him, all you offspring of Israel!
Psalm 44:8 In God we boast all day long, and
praise
your name forever. Selah
Psalm 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marro
w and fatness, and my mouth shall
praise
you with joyful lips.
Ranan
-to creak, to emit a stridulous sound, to shout alo
ud for joy
Psalm 7:17 I will praise the Lord according to his
righteousness, and will
sing
praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
Psalm 33:1
Rejoice
in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the
upright is beautiful.
Psalm 98:4
Shout
joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth i
n song, rejoice, and sing praises.
Shachah
-to depress or prostrate in homage or loyalty to Go
d, bow down, fall down flat
Psalm 29:2 Give unto the Lord the glory due to his
name;
Worship
the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Psalm 66:4 All the earth shall
worship
you and sing praises to You; They shall sing prais
es to your name." Selah
Psalm 95:6 Oh come, let us
worship
and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our mak
er.
Shuwr
-strolling minstrelsy, to sing, singer (man or woma
n)
Psalm 18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to you, O
Lord, among the Gentiles, and
sing
praises to your name.
Psalm 33:3
Sing
to him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of
joy.
Psalm 144:9 I will
sing
a new song to you, O God; On a harp of ten strings
I will sing praises to you...
Tehillah
-to sing hallal, a new song, a hymn of spontaneous
praise glorifying God in song
Psalm 34:1 I will bless the Lord at all times; His
praise
shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 40:3 He has put a new song in my mouth --
praise
to our God; Many will see it and fear, and will tr
ust in the Lord.
Psalm 149:1 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new
song, and his
praise
in the assembly of saints.
Todah
-an extension of the hand, avowal, adoration, a cho
ir of worshipers, confession, sacrifice of praise,
thanksgiving
Psalm 50:14 Offer to God
thanksgiving
, and pay your vows to the Most High.
Psalm 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a so
ng, and will magnify him with
thanksgiving
.
Psalms 100:4 Enter into his gates with
thanksgiving
, and into his courts with praise. Be thankful to h
im, and bless his name.
Yadah
-to use, hold out the hand, to throw (a stone or ar
row) at or away, to revere or worship (with extende
d hands, praise thankful,
thanksgiving)
Psalm 33:2
Praise
the Lord with the harp; Make melody to him with an
instrument of ten strings.
Psalm 61:8 So I will sing
praise
to your name forever, that I may daily perform my
vows.
Psalm 18:49 Therefore I will give
thanks
to you, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing prais
es to your name.
Zamar
-to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrum
ent i.e. play upon it, to make music accompanied by
the voice, to celebrate in
song and music, give praise, sing forth praises, ps
alms
Psalm 66:2
Sing
out the honor of his name; Make his praise gloriou
s.
Psalm 71:22 Also with the lute I will praise you --
and your faithfulness, O my God! To you I will
sing
with the harp, O Holy One of
Israel.
Psalm 144:9 I will sing a new song to you, O God; O
n a harp of ten strings I will
sing
praises to you...
Alats
-to jump for joy, exult, be joyful, rejoice, triump
h
Psalm 5:11 But let all those rejoice who put their
trust in you; Let them ever shout for joy, because
you defend them; Let those also
who love your name be
joyful
in you.
Psalm 9:2 I will be glad and
rejoice
in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most Hi
gh.
Ps 68:3 But let the righteous be glad; Let them
rejoice
before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
Alaz
-to jump for joy, exult, be joyful, rejoice, triump
h
Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; M
y heart trusted in him, and I am helped; Therefore
my heart greatly
rejoices
, and
with my song I will praise him.
Psalm 68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; E
xtol him who rides on the clouds, by his name YAH,
and
rejoice
before him.
Psalm 98:4 Shout
joyfully
to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth in song, r
ejoice, and sing praises.
Anah
-to eye or to heed, pay attention, to respond, to b
egin to speak, to sing, shout, testify, announce, g
ive, account, afflict
Psalm 147:7
Sing
to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the
harp to our God...
Calal
-to mound up, exalt, reflex, to oppose, cast up, ex
alt (self), extol, make plain, raise up
Psalm 68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
Extol
him who rides on the clouds, by His name YAH, and
rejoice before him.
Caphar
-to score with a mark, to inscribe, to enumerate, r
ecount, celebrate, show forth, speak, talk, tell
Psalm 9:14 That I may
tell
of all your praise in the gates of the daughter of
Zion. I will rejoice in your salvation.
Psalm 79:13 So we, your people and sheep of your pa
sture, will give you thanks forever; We will
show
forth your praise to all
generations.
Isaiah 43:21 This people I have formed for myself;
They shall
declare
my praise.
Chagag
-to move in a circle, to march in a sacred processi
on, to observe a festival, to be giddy, celebrate,
dance, to keep or hold a
solemn feast (holiday), to reel to and fro
1 Sam 30:16-17 And when he had brought him down, th
ere they were, spread out over all the land, eating
and drinking and
dancing
,
because of all the great spoil which they had taken
from the land of the Philistines and from the land
of Judah.
Chuwl
-to twist or whirl in a circular spiral manner, to
dance
Judges 21:23 And the children of Benjamin did so; t
hey took enough wives for their number from those w
ho
danced
, whom they
caught. Then they went and returned to their inheri
tance, and they rebuilt the cities and dwelt in the
m.
Dagal
-to flaunt, to raise a flag, to be conspicuous, set
up with banners, cheifest
Psalm 20:5 We will rejoice in your salvation, and i
n the name of our God we will set up our
banners
! May the Lord fulfill all your
petitions.
Gadal
-to cause to be large, increase in estate, honor or
pride, advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent
, lift up, magnify, promote,
speak proudly of
Psalm 34:3 Oh,
magnify
the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name togeth
er.
Psalm 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a so
ng, and will
magnify
him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 70:4 Let all those who seek you rejoice and b
e glad in you; And let those who love your salvatio
n say continually, "Let God be
magnified
!"
Giyl
-a revolution (of time and age), exceeding joy, gla
dness, greatly, rejoice
Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the Lord and
rejoice
, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright
in heart!
Psalm 65:12 They drop on the pastures of the wilder
ness, and the little hills
rejoice
on every side.
Gol
-to call aloud, a voice or sound, bleating, crackli
ng, cry, fame, lightness, lowing, noise, proclaimin
g, sing, sound, thunder, voice,
yell
Psalms 95:1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let u
s
shout
joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
Psalm 95:2 Let us come before his presence with tha
nksgiving; Let us
shout
joyfully to him with psalms.
Psalm 98:4
Shout
joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth i
n song, rejoice, and sing praises.
Hilluwl
-a sense of rejoicing, a celebration of thanksgivin
g for harvest, merry, praise
Leviticus 19:24 But in the fourth year all its frui
t shall be holy, a
praise
to the Lord.
Kabed
-numerous, rich, honorable, to make weighty
Psalm 22:23 You who fear the Lord, praise him! All
you descendants of Jacob,
glorify
him, and fear him, all you offspring of Israel!
Psalm 86:9 All nations whom you have made shall com
e and worship before you, O Lord, and shall
glorify
your name.
Psalm 86:12 12 I will praise you, O Lord my God, wi
th all my heart, and I will
glorify
your name forevermore.
Kabod
-splendor, copiousness, glorious, glory, honorable
Psalm 29:1 Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, G
ive unto the Lord
glory
and strength.
Psalm 66:2 Sing out the honor of his name; Make his
praise
glorious
.
Psalm 96:8 Give to the Lord the
glory
due his name; Bring an offering, and come into his
courts.
Kara
-to bend the knee, to sink, to prostrate, bow down
self, bring down low
Psalm 22:29 All the prosperous of the earth shall e
at and worship; All those who go down to the dust s
hall
bow
before him, even he
who cannot keep himself alive.
Psalm 95:6 Oh come, let us worship and
bow
down; Let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
Karar
-to dance, whirl
2 Samuel 6:14 Then David
danced
before the Lord with all his might; and David was
wearing a linen ephod.
Macha
-to rub or strike the hands together (in exultation
), clap
Psalm 98:8 Let the rivers
clap
their hands; Let the hills be joyful together befo
re the Lord...
Machowl
-a round dance, dancing
Psalm 30:11 You have turned for me my mourning into
dancing
; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with
gladness...
Psalm 149:3 Let them praise his name with the
dance
; Let them sing praises to him with the timbrel and
harp.
Jeremiah 31:13 13 "Then shall the virgin rejoice in
the
dance
, and the young men and the old, together; For I wi
ll turn their mourning
to joy, will comfort them, and make them rejoice ra
ther than sorrow."
Mangiynah
-a satire, music
Lamentations 3:63 Look at their sitting down and th
eir rising up; I am their taunting
song
.
Massa
-a burden, an utterance chiefly a doom, especially
singing, prophecy, song, tribute
Habakkuk 1:1 The
burden
which the prophet Habakkuk saw.
Note:
Habakkuk 3:19 The Lord God is my strength; He will
make my feet like deer's feet, and he will make me
walk on my high hills.
To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments
.
Mechowlah
-a dance company, dances
Exodus 15:20 Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister
of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all th
e women went out after her with
timbrels and with
dances
.
Jeremiah 31:4 Again I will build you, and you shall
be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You shall again be
adorned with your tambourines,
And shall go forth in the
dances
of those who rejoice.
Mizmowr
-instrumental music, a poem set to notes, the word
most frequently used for titles of the Psalms
Psalm 3:1 A
Psalm
of David when he fled from Absalom his son.
Psalms 13:1 To the Chief Musician. A
Psalm
of David.
Psalm 15:1 A
Psalm
of David.
Nacah
-to lift, exalt, extol, hold, up, honorable, magnif
y, regard, respect, yield
Psalm 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications when
I cry to you, when I
lift
up my hands toward your holy sanctuary.
Psalm 63:4 Thus I will bless you while I live; I wi
ll
lift
up my hands in your name.
Psalm 134:2
Lift
up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord
.
Nagan
-to thrum, to beat a tune with the fingers, to play
a stringed instrument, to make music, sing to stri
nged instruments
Psalm 33:3 Sing to him a new song;
Play skillfully
with a shout of joy.
Natsach
-to glitter from afar, to be eminent (as a superint
endent), especially of the temple services and it's
' music, to be permanent,
excel, chief musician (singer), overseer, set forwa
rd, used in the title of the Psalms
Psalm 4:1 To the Chief
Musician
. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
Psalm 5:1 To the Chief
Musician
. With flutes. A Psalm of David.
Psalm 8:1 To the Chief
Musician
. On the instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.
Negiynath
-instrumental music, a stringed instrument, a poem
set to music, an epigram
Lamentations 5:14 The elders have ceased gathering
at the gate, and the young men from their
music
.
Paras
-to break apart, disperse, break, chop in pieces, l
ay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, ou
t), stretch (forth, out
Psalms 143:6 I
spread
out my hands to you; My soul longs for you like a
thirsty land. Selah
Patsach
-to break out (in joyful sound), break forth into j
oy, make a loud noise
Psalm 98:4 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the eart
h; Break forth in
song
, rejoice, and sing praises.
Psalm 98:6 With trumpets and the sound of a horn;
Shout
joyfully before the Lord, the King.
Psalm 100:1 Make a joyful
shout
to the Lord, all you lands!
Pazaz
-to solidify (as if by refining), to spring (as if
separating the limbs), leap, be made strong
2 Samuel 6:16 Now as the ark of the Lord came into
the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked
through a window and saw
King David
leaping
and whirling before the Lord; and she despised him
in her heart.
Ragad
-to stamp, to spring about (wildly or for joy), alo
ud, noise, shouted
Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laug
h; A time to mourn, and a time to
dance
...
1 Chronicles 15:29 And it happened, as the ark of t
he covenant of the Lord came to the City of David,
that Michal, Saul's daughter,
looked through a window and saw King David
whirling
and playing music; and she despised him in her hea
rt.
Renanah
-a shout (for joy), joyful voice, singing, triumphi
ng
Psalm 100:2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come befo
re his presence with
singing
.
Rinnah
-a shrill sound, shout of grief or joy, gladness, p
roclamation, rejoicing, shouting, triumph, singing
Psalm 107:22 Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of t
hanksgiving, and declare his works with
rejoicing
.
Psalm 118:15 The voice of
rejoicing
and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; Th
e right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
Psalm 126:6 He who continually goes forth weeping,
bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again
with
rejoicing
, bringing his
sheaves with him.
Rowmam
-exaltation, praise, be extolled
Psalm 66:17 I cried to him with my mouth, and he wa
s
extolled
with my tongue.
Ruwa
-to split the ears with sound, shout (for alarm or
joy), blow an alarm, make a joyful noise, shout for
joy, sound an alarm
Joshua 6:20 So the people
shouted
when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happene
d when the people heard the sound of the
trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout,
that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went
up into the city, every man
straight before him, and they took the city.
Psalm 47:1 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!
Shout
to God with the voice of triumph!
Psalm 65:13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; T
he valleys also are covered with grain; They
shout
for joy, they also sing.
Samach
-to brighten up, cheer up, make glad, make merry
Psalm 31:7 I will be glad and
rejoice
in your mercy, for you have considered my trouble;
you have known my soul in adversities...
Psalm 48:11 Let Mount Zion
rejoice
, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of yo
ur judgments.
Psalm 105:3 Glory in his holy name; Let the hearts
of those
rejoice
who seek the Lord!
Sameach
-blithe or gleeful, glad, joyful, making merry, hea
rted, rejoice
Psalm 96:11 Let the heavens
rejoice
, and let the earth be glad; Let the sea roar, and
all its fullness...
Sason
-cheerfulness, welcome, gladness, joy, rejoicing, m
irth
Psalm 119:111 Your testimonies I have taken as a he
ritage forever, for they are the
rejoicing
of my heart.
Shabach
-to address in a loud tone, a loud adoration, a sho
ut, proclaiming with a loud voice (unashamed), to g
lory, triumph, power, a
testimony of praise
Psalm 63:3 Because your lovingkindness is better th
an life, my lips shall
praise
you.
Psalm 106:47 Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us
from among the Gentiles, to give thanks to your ho
ly name, to triumph in your
praise
.
Psalm 145:4 One generation shall
praise
your works to another, and shall declare your migh
ty acts.
Shaown
-uproar (as a rushing), destruction, noise, pomp, r
ushing, tumult
Psalm 66:1 Make a joyful
shout
to God, all the earth!
Psalm 81:1 Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a j
oyful
shout
to the God of Jacob.
Shebach
-adore, praise, to adulate
Daniel 2:23 "I thank you and
praise
you, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom
and might, and have now made known to
me what we asked of you, For you have made known to
us the king's demand."
Daniel 4:34 And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadn
ezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understandi
ng returned to me; and I
blessed the Most High and
praised
and honored him who lives forever: For his dominio
n is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom
is from generation to generation.
Shiryah
-a song, singing, musical song
Psalm 96:1 Oh, sing to the Lord a new
song
! Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Psalm 98:1 Oh, sing to the Lord a new
song
! For he has done marvelous things; His right hand
and his holy arm have gained him the
victory.
Suws
-to be bright, cheerful, be glad, make mirth, rejoi
ce
Psalm 35:9 And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord;
It shall
rejoice
in his salvation.
Psalm 40:16 Let all those who seek you
rejoice
and be glad in you; Let such as love your salvatio
n say continually, "The Lord be
magnified!"
Psalms 119:162 I
rejoice
at your word as one who finds great treasure.
Taga
-to clatter, slap hands together, clang an instrume
nt, to become bondsman by hand clasping, blow a tru
mpet
Psalms 47:1 Oh,
clap
your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the
voice of triumph!
Teruwah
-an acclamation of joy or a battle cry, clangor of
trumpets, sounding of an alarm
Psalm 27:6 And now my head shall be lifted up above
my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer s
acrifices of
joy
in his
tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises t
o the Lord.
Zammar
-an instrumental musician, singer
Ezra 7:24 Also we inform you that it shall not be l
awful to impose tax, tribute, or custom on any of t
he priests, Levites,
singers
,
gatekeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of
God.
Zemar
-instrumental music
Daniel 3:7 So at that time, when all the people hea
rd the sound of the horn, flute, harp, and lyre, in
symphony with all kinds of
music
,
all the people, nations, and languages fell down an
d worshiped the gold image which King Nebuchadnezza
r had set up.
Daniel 3:10 You, O king, have made a decree that ev
eryone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp
, lyre, and psaltery, in
symphony with all kinds of
music
, shall fall down and worship the gold image...
Zemirah
-a song to be accompanied by instrumental music
Psalms 95:2 Let us come before his presence with th
anksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to him with
psalms
.
Zimrah
-a musical piece, song to be accompanied by an inst
rument, melody, psalm
Psalm 81:2 Raise a
song
and strike the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the
lute.
Psalm 98:5 Sing to the Lord with the harp, with the
harp and the sound of a
psalm
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