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biblical song

Genre
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Sacred or devotional poetry directly based on, paraphrasing, or inspired by biblical texts, often used in liturgical or meditative contexts.

Detailed Definition
biblical song describes lyrical compositions within scriptural texts—such as the Song of Moses (Exodus 15), the Song of Deborah (Judges 5), or the Psalms—that blend worship, prophecy, narrative, and communal memory through poetic devices like parallelism, refrain, and vivid metaphor; these songs function liturgically and didactically, often set to music in ancient Israelite worship, and serve as models for later hymnody and sacred poetry in both Jewish and Christian traditions.
Example
Example in poetry:
Biblical song draws on scriptural language and structure: The Song of Solomon’s erotic lyricism; Psalms’ parallelism and lament; Mary Sidney’s Psalm translations in Renaissance England; Milton’s “On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity” uses prophetic diction; contemporary poets like Denise Levertov (“The Jacob’s Ladder”) weave scripture into modern verse.
Additional Notes
A generic term for a Biblical poem intended or suited for singing; Examples include the Psalms (the primary collection of Biblical songs), the Song of Moses (Exodus 15), and the Song of Deborah (Judges 5); Relies heavily on parallelism and often expresses praise, lament, or thanksgiving.
Also Known As
Sacred hymn Biblical psalm Religious chant Canticle
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