זָמַר
Strong's H2167
zâmar
/zaw-mar'/
play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H2167
- Hebrew
- זָמַר
- Transliteration
- zâmar
- Pronunciation
- /zaw-mar'/
- KJV Translations
- 3 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
Derivation
a primitive root (perhaps identical with H2168 (זָמַר) through the idea of striking with the fingers); properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e.H2168 (zâmar)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
give praisesing forth praisespsalms
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of zâmar:
זָמַר
zâmarH2168“prune”
זְמוֹרָהzᵉmôwrâhH2156“vine”
זָמִירzâmîyrH2158“psalm(-ist)”
זָמִירzâmîyrH2159“branch”
זֶמֶרzemerH2169“chamois”
זְמָרzᵉmârH2170“musick”
זִמְרָהzimrâhH2172“melody”
זִמְרָהzimrâhH2173“best fruit”
זִמְרִיZimrîyH2174“Zimri”
זִמְרָןZimrânH2175“Zimran”
זִמְרָתzimrâthH2176“song”
מִזְמוֹרmizmôwrH4210“psalm”
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