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Nave Topical Bible
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Scofield Reference Index
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Thompson Chain Reference
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• Song, New
• Idle Songs
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Hymns & Songs: & Prophecy
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American Church Dictionary
• Plain Song
• Even Song
American Tract Society
• Solomon's Song
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Song of Songs
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Song, New
• Song of Solomon, Theology of
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Chabad Knowledge Base
• Song of the Well
• Song of Songs
• Song at the Sea
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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• Degrees, Song of
Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
• Song of Solomon
• Degrees, Song of
• Ascents, Song of (2)
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Song of the Three Holy Children
• Song of Songs
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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• Song of Solomon
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• With Joyous Songs, Great Rome, Martina's Fame Exto
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Webster Dictionary
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Degrees, Songs of
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Solomon's Song
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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• Degrees, Song of
• Even-Song
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Religious Song
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Children, Song of the Three
• Cradle Songs, Judæo-German
• Deborah, the Song of
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Lexicons
• ܙܡܺܝܪܬ݁ܳܐ
• ᾠδή
• דָּבָר
• הֻיְּדוֹת
• הָלַל הָלַל, הָלַל, , הַלְלויָּהּ
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SONG, n.

1. In general, that which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of the human voice or that of a bird.

2. A little poem to be sung, or uttered with musical modulations a ballad. The songs of a country are characteristic of its manners. Every country has its love songs, its war songs, and its patriotic songs.

3. A hymn a sacred poem or hymn to be sung either in joy or thanksgiving, as that sung by Moses and the Israelites after escaping the dangers of the Arabian gulf and of Pharaoh or of lamentation, as that of David over the death of Saul and Jonathan. Songs of joy are represented as constituting a part of heavenly felicity.

4. A lay a strain a poem. The bard that first adorn'd our native tongue, tun'd to his British lyre this ancient song.

5. Poetry poesy verse. This subject for heroic song pleas'd me.

6. Notes of birds. See Def. 1.

7. A mere trifle. The soldier's pay is a song. Old song, a trifle. I do not intend to be thus put off with an old song.