Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #2172 - זִמְרָה zimrah (melody)

Original Word:	זִמְרָה
Transliteration:	zimrah
Definition:	melody, song (in praise of Yah)
Part of Speech:	Noun Feminine
Phonetic Spelling:	(zim-raw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

melody, psalm

From zamar; a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument -- melody, psalm.

see HEBREW zamar

Englishman's Concordance

1) music, melody, song
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H2167
Same Word by TWOT Number: 558a

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. זִמְרָהnoun femininemelody, song, in praise of ׳י — absolute ׳זPsalm 81:3 2t.; זִמְרָתExodus 15:2; Psalm 118:14; Isaiah 12:2, read זִמְרָתִ(יׅ (see Di^Ex SS); construct זִמְרַתAmos 5:23, on Genesis 43:11 see below; —

1of instrumental musicוְזִמְרַת נְבָלֶיךָAmos 5:23 ("" המון שִׁריך).

2of singing׳תּוֺדָה וקול זIsaiah 51:3; as subject of song עֻזִּיוְזִמְרָתִי יָהּ (so read) Exodus 15:2; Isaiah 12:2; Psalm 118:14.

3not clearly determinedוּתְנותֹֿ֑ף כנור נעים׳שְׂאוּזֿעםנָָֽֿבֶלָPsalm 81:3; ׳בכנור וקול זPsalm 98:5 (compare III. זמר near the end). — On מִזִּמְרַת הארץGenesis 43:11 see זמרה below

זִמְרָת see I. זִמְרָה. above

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 2172. זִמְרָה (zimrah) — 4 Occurrences

Psalm 81:2
HEB: שְֽׂאוּ־ זִ֭מְרָה וּתְנוּ־ תֹ֑ף
NAS: Raise a song, strike the timbrel,
KJV: Take a psalm, and bring
INT: Raise A song strike the timbrel

Psalm 98:5
HEB:בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר וְק֣וֹל זִמְרָֽה׃
NAS: With the lyre and the sound of melody.
KJV: and the voice of a psalm.
INT: the lyre and the sound of melody

Isaiah 51:3
HEB:תּוֹדָ֖ה וְק֥וֹל זִמְרָֽה׃ ס
NAS: and sound of a melody.
KJV: and the voice of melody.
INT: her Thanksgiving and sound of a melody

Amos 5:23
HEB:הֲמ֣וֹן שִׁרֶ֑יךָ וְזִמְרַ֥ת נְבָלֶ֖יךָ לֹ֥א
NAS: I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.
KJV: for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
INT: the noise of your songs to the sound of your harps even

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