2167 – זָמַר (zamar)

to sing

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Category:	Music  Song  Music  Play music
Hebrew:	זָמַר (zamar)
Pronunciation:	za-mar    Listen
Gematria:	247(7 + 40 + 200)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	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, ie
Usage:	45 times in OT

Description

1) to sing, sing praise, make music
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to make music, sing
1a2) to play a musical instrument

Synonyms

זָמַר	zamar		H2167	(45 ggr)	to sing
רָנַן	ranan		H7442b	(54 ggr)	to sing
שִׁיר	shir		H7891	(87 ggr)	to sing

זָמַר	zamar		H2167	(45 ggr)	to sing
חָלַל	chalal		H2490b	(1 ggr)	to play flute
נָגַן	nagan		H5059	(15 ggr)	to play

זָמַר	zamar		H2167	(45 ggr)	to sing
בָּרַךְ	barach		H1288	(330 ggr)	to bless
הָלַל	halal		H1984b	(151 ggr)	to boast
יָדָה	jadah		H3034	(114 ggr)	to give thanks

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with zamar as root:

זָמִיר	zamir	H2158	song
זֶ֫מֶר	zemer	H2169	mountain goat
זִמְרָה	zimrah	H2172	melody
זִמְרִי	Zimri	H2174a	Zimri
זִמְרָן	Zimran	H2175	Zimran
זִמְרָת	zimrat	H2176	song
מִזְמוֹר	mizmor	H4210	melody

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word zamar was translated to the following:

ὑμνέω	humneo	G5214	sing an hymn
ψάλλω	psallo	G5567	sing

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