The singers
shiyr (sheer)
to sing -- sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).
went before
qadam (kaw-dam')
to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help) -- come (go, (flee) before, + disappoint, meet, prevent.
the players on instruments
nagan (naw-gan')
to thrum, i.e. beat a tune with the fingers; expec. to play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music
followed after
'achar (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
among
tavek (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
them were the damsels
`almah (al-maw')
a lass (as veiled or private) -- damsel, maid, virgin.
playing with timbrels
taphaph (taw-faf')
to drum, i.e. play (as) on the tambourine -- taber, play with timbrels.