זָמַר
za.mar
“to sing”
Definition
play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
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.
- to sing, sing praise, make music 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to make music, sing 1a2) to play a musical instrument Aramaic equivalent: ze.mar (*זְמָר *"music" H2170)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
זָמַר appears 22 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;tell of all His wonders.
I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice;to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
I give You thanks with all my heart;before the gods I sing Your praises.
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;make music on the harp to our God,
Sing the glory of His name;make His praise glorious.
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