Bible Dictionary: Choir

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service.

2. (n.) That part of a church appropriated to the singers.

3. (n.) The chancel.

Greek

5525. choros -- a dance, chorus
... dancing. Of uncertain derivation; a ring, ie Round dance ("choir" -- dancing. (choron)
-- 1 Occurrence. 5524, 5525. choros. 5526 . Strong's Numbers.
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Topical Bible Verses

2 Timothy 2:15
Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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Strong's Hebrew

3038. Yeduthun -- leader of a choir of the temple
... leader of a choir of the temple. Transliteration: Yeduthun or Yeduthun Phonetic
Spelling: (yed-oo-thoon') Short Definition: Jeduthun. ...
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8426. todah -- thanksgiving
... Word Origin from yadah Definition thanksgiving NASB Word Usage choir (1), choirs
(2), confession (1), hymns of thanksgiving (1), praise (1), sacrifices of ...
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1960. huyyedoth -- songs of praise
... thanksgiving. From the same as heydad; properly, an acclaim, ie A choir of singers --
thanksgiving. see HEBREW heydad. 1959, 1960. huyyedoth. 1961 . ...
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5329. natsach -- preeminent or enduring
... root Definition preeminent or enduring NASB Word Usage choir director (1), continual
(1), lead (1), oversee (3), supervise (2), supervised (1), supervisors (1 ...
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Library

The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book
The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. <. The St. Gregory Hymnal
and Catholic Choir Book Various. Produced by Don Kostuch Table of Contents. ...
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Choir. Lord, have Mercy Upon Us.
... COLLECTS THE ECTENE AND THE LITANY OF THE DEACON Choir. Lord, have mercy upon us. ...
Deacon. Let us complete our evening supplication to the Lord. Choir. ...
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Excursus on the Choir Offices of the Early Church.
... The Canons of the Blessed and Holy Fathers Assembled at Antioch in Syria.
Excursus on the Choir Offices of the Early Church. Nothing ...
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Let Our Choir New Anthems Raise.
... LET OUR CHOIR NEW ANTHEMS RAISE. 7,6,7,6 Joseph of the Studium. ... ton ieron athlophoron.
Let our Choir new anthems raise: Wake the morn with gladness: ...
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Dear Crown of all the virgin-Choir
The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. <. ... No. 109 Dear
Crown of all the Virgin-choir. SAINTS, Feasts of Virgins ...
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The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book
The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. <. ... The St. Gregory Hymnal and
Catholic Choir Book Compiled, Edited and Arranged by Nicola A. Montani. ...
/.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/title page.htm

The Whole Number of Spiritual Sheep; Man a Second Choir, after the ...
... Chapter VI."The Whole Number of Spiritual Sheep; Man a Second Choir, After the Angels,
to the Praise of God; The Parable of the Lost Sheep Explained. ...
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High Mass, Requiems, Benediction
The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. ... The laudable custom of not accompanying
the Choir for the responses is also being generally observed. ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 259 high mass requiems.htm

Holy Saturday Music
The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. ... The "Agnus Dei" is not sung, but
after the Communion the choir proceeds with the following Antiphon and Psalm. ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 194 holy saturday music.htm

Responses after the "Magnificat"
The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. <. ... Celebrant Dominus Vobiscum.
Choir Et cum spiritu tuo. Celebrant Oremus. Choir Amen. ...
/.../responses after the magnificat.htm

Thesaurus

Choir (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) That part of a church appropriated to the singers. 3. (n.) The
chancel. Multi-Version Concordance Choir (2 Occurrences). ...
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Psalms (44 Occurrences)
... Psalms 39, 62, and 77 are addressed to Jeduthun, to be sung after his
manner or in his choir. Psalms 50 and 73-83 are addressed ...
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Dance (18 Occurrences)
... Michal should, in accordance with the example of Miriam and others, have herself
led the female choir, instead of keeping aloof on the occasion and "looking ...
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Procession (11 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy
to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without. ...
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Chorus (4 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas;
also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or ...
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Choicest (32 Occurrences)

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Nave (19 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal
entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal ...
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Neginoth (6 Occurrences)
... The "chief musician on Neginoth" is the leader of that part of the temple choir
which played on stringed instruments. Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Nehiloth (2 Occurrences)
... The psalm may be thus regarded as addressed to the conductor of the temple choir
which played on flutes and such-like instruments. Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Jeduthun (15 Occurrences)
... probably denote a musical instrument; or they may denote the style or tune invented
or introduced by Jeduthun, or that the psalm was to be sung by his choir. ...
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Bible Concordance

Choir (2 Occurrences)

Nehemiah 12:38 And the second choir went in the opposite direction upon the wall, and I after them, and the half of the people, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall;
(DBY NAS NIV)

Habakkuk 3:19 Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer's feet, and enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments.
(See NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Choir

Related Terms

Psalms (44 Occurrences)

Dance (18 Occurrences)

Procession (11 Occurrences)

Chorus (4 Occurrences)

Choicest (32 Occurrences)

Nave (19 Occurrences)

Neginoth (6 Occurrences)

Nehiloth (2 Occurrences)

Jeduthun (15 Occurrences)