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Song of Ascents

Song of Ascents proper noun: fifteen of the Psalms, 120–134 (119–133 in the Septuagint and the Vulgate), each starting with the superscription "Shir Hama'aloth" (Hebrew: שיר המעלות, romanized: šir ham-ma‘loṯ, lit. 'Song of the Ascents'), or, in the case of Psalm 121, Shir Lama'aloth (Hebrew: שיר למעלות, romanized: šir lama‘loṯ, lit. 'a song on the ascents').

Proper noun

Song of Ascents

  1. Fifteen of the Psalms, 120–134 (119–133 in the Septuagint and the Vulgate), each starting with the superscription "Shir Hama'aloth" (Hebrew: שיר המעלות, romanized: šir ham-ma‘loṯ, lit. 'Song of the Ascents'), or, in the case of Psalm 121, Shir Lama'aloth (Hebrew: שיר למעלות, romanized: šir lama‘loṯ, lit. 'a song on the ascents').

Questions about Song of Ascents

What does Song of Ascents mean?
Song of Ascents means fifteen of the Psalms, 120–134 (119–133 in the Septuagint and the Vulgate), each starting with the superscription "Shir Hama'aloth" (Hebrew: שיר המעלות, romanized: šir ham-ma‘loṯ, lit. 'Song of the Ascents'), or, in the case of Psalm 121, Shir Lama'aloth (Hebrew: שיר למעלות, romanized: šir lama‘loṯ, lit. 'a song on the ascents').
What part of speech is Song of Ascents?
Song of Ascents is a proper noun.

Words near Song of Ascents in the dictionary

  1. song book
  2. song books
  3. Song dynasty
  4. song man
  5. song men
  6. Song of Ascents
  7. song of India
  8. Song of Sg.
  9. Song of Sol.
  10. Song of Solomon
  11. Song of Songs

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