English
Pronunciation
International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA:/s�m/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��m|-��m
Etymology
Old English psealm, later reinforced from Old French psalme (modern psaume), both from Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek �αλμ�� (psalmos) originally �a twitching or twanging with the fingers, mostly of musical strings�, from �άλλ� (psallo) �to touch sharply, to pluck, to pull, to twitch�, but later in NTest. �αλμ��: �a song sung to the harp, a psalm�.
Noun
en-noun
- A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
- Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
Related terms
psalter
Translations
trans-top|sacred song
Finnish: virsi
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trans-top|a hymn collected into one book of the Old Testament
Czech: žalm m
Finnish: psalmi
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Italian: salmo m
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: salm m
ttbc|Spanish: salmo m
ttbc|Swedish: psalm c
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Verb
en-verb
- To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises.
Translations
trans-top|to extol in psalms; to sing
Finnish: veisata
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Category:Greek derivations
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