Lexical Definition

‎זִמְרָה‎ zimrâh (zim-raw') melody ^H:N-F
from ‎זָמַר‎

melody, psalm.

• a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument

1) music, melody, song

See Greek: αἴνεσις · καρπός

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎זִמְרָה‎ noun feminine melody, song, in praise of ‎׳‎‎י‎ — absolute ‎׳‎‎ז‎ Ps 81:3* + 2 t.; ‎זִמְרָת‎ Exod 15:2; Ps 118:14; Isa 12:2, read ‎זִמְרָתִ(יׅ‎ (see Di^Ex SS); construct ‎זִמְרַת‎ Amos 5:23, on Gen 43:11 see below; —

1. of instrumental music ‎וְזִמְרַת נְבָלֶיךָ‎ Amos 5:23 (|| ‎המון שִׁריך‎).

2. of singing ‎׳‎‎תּוֺדָה וקול ז‎ Isa 51:3 as subject of song ‎עֻזִּי‎ ‎וְזִמְרָתִי יָהּ‎ (so read) Exod 15:2; Isa 12:2; Ps 118:14.

3. not clearly determined ‎וּתְנותֹֿ֑ף כנור נעים‎ ‎׳‎‎שְׂאוּזֿ‎ ‎עםנָָֽֿבֶלָ‎ Ps 81:3* ‎׳‎‎בכנור וקול ז‎ Ps 98:5 (compare III. ‎זמר‎ near the end). — On ‎מִזִּמְרַת הארץ‎ Gen 43:11 see ‎זמרה‎ below

‎זִמְרָת‎ see I. ‎זִמְרָה‎. above

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