Lexical Definition
זָמִיר zâmîyr (zaw-meer') song H:N-M
or זָמִר zâmir (zaw-meer'); and (feminine) זְמִרָה zᵉmirâh (zem-ee-raw'); from זָמַר
psalm(-ist), singing, song.
- a song to be accompanied with instrumental music
1) song, psalm
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [זָמִיר] noun masculineIsa 25:5 song (compare BaNB 136) — construct זְמִיר Isa 25:5 plural absolute זְמִרוֺת Job 35:10 + 2 t., זְמִרֹת Isa 24:16 construct זְמִרוֺת 2Sam 23:1 — song נְעִים זְמִרוֺת ישׂראל 2Sam 23:1 in epithet of David; Job 35:10; Isa 24:16 of (hostile) song of triumph זְמִיר עָרִיצִים Isa 25:5 (|| שְׁאוֺן זָרִים); song in praise of ׳י בִּזְמִרוֺת נָרִיעָה לוֺ Ps 95:2 (|| תודה), compare היו לי חֻקֶּיךָ ׳ז Ps 119:54, i.e. they are the subject of my song. — On Song 2:12 see II. זמיר below II. זמר.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Samuel | 23:1 |
| Job | 35:10 |
| Psalms | 95:2 · 119:54 |
| Song of Solomon | 2:12 |
| Isaiah | 24:16 · 25:5 |