See שיר on Wiktionary
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"roman": "shir hashirím",
"word": "שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים"
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10
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"word": "ליד"
},
{
"roman": "zinglid",
"word": "זינגליד"
},
{
"roman": "zang",
"word": "זאַנג"
},
{
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}
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"Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms",
"Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
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"word": "שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים"
},
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"(music) song"
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"word": "ליד"
},
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"roman": "zinglid",
"word": "זינגליד"
},
{
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"word": "זאַנג"
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