H2167 — זָמַר (zâmar)

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Strong's H2167 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: זָמַר (zâmar)

Pronunciation: zaw-mar'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root (perhaps identical with זָמַר (zâmar) [H2168] through the idea of striking with the fingers); properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e.

Definition: play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music

KJV Renderings: give praise, sing forth praises, psalms.

Senses

  1. to sing, sing praise, make music
    1. (Piel)
    2. to make music, sing
    3. to play a musical instrument

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G5214 ὑμνέω hymnéō from G5215 to hymn, i.e. sing a religious ode; by implication, to celebrate (God) in song sing a hymn (praise unto)
G5567 ψάλλω psállō probably strengthened from ψάω (psáō) (to rub or touch the surface; compare G5597) to twitch or twang, i.e. to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes) make melody, sing (psalms)
H2168 זָמַר zâmar a primitive root (compare זָמַר (zâmar) H2167, סָמַר (çâmar) H5568, צֶמֶר (tsemer) H6785) to trim (a vine) prune

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.