What does זָמִיר (zāmiyr) mean in the Bible?
זָמִיר (zāmiyr): Song accompanied by instrumental music; distinct from vocal praise alone, emphasizing joyful celebration
Hebrew · H2158
זָמִיר
A song to be accompanied with instrumental music
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זָמִיר H2158
Pronunciation zāmiyr
What does זָמִיר (zāmiyr) mean in the Bible?
זָמִיר (zāmiyr): Song accompanied by instrumental music; distinct from vocal praise alone, emphasizing joyful celebration
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2158?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include songs (2), in song (1), psalmist (1), singing (1), so the song (1).
Where does זָמִיר (zāmiyr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 23:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Psalms (2), 2 Samuel (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It songs 2× Job 35:10, Psalms 119:54
in song 1× Psalms 95:2
psalmist 1× 2 Samuel 23:1
singing 1× Isaiah 24:16
so the song 1× Isaiah 25:5
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 23:1 זְמִר֥וֹת to psalmist Noun - masculine plural construct Job 35:10 זְמִר֣וֹת to songs Noun - masculine plural Psalms 95:2 בִּ֝זְמִר֗וֹת to in song Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Psalms 119:54 זְ֭מִרוֹת to songs Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 24:16 זְמִרֹ֤ת to singing Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 25:5 זְמִ֥יר to so the song Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 23:1
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 2
Source forms
בִּ֝זְמִר֗וֹת 1x biz·mi·rō·wṯ Psalms 95:2
זְמִ֥יר 1x zə·mîr Isaiah 25:5
זְמִר֥וֹת 1x zə·mi·rō·wṯ 2 Samuel 23:1
זְמִר֣וֹת 1x zə·mi·rō·wṯ Job 35:10
זְ֭מִרוֹת 1x zə·mi·rō·wṯ Psalms 119:54
זְמִרֹ֤ת 1x zə·mi·rōṯ Isaiah 24:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 3x Job 35:10, Psalms 119:54, Isaiah 24:16
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x 2 Samuel 23:1
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 25:5
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 95:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Song accompanied by instrumental music; distinct from vocal praise alone, emphasizing joyful celebration
Source Gloss
a song to be accompanied with instrumental music
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Song accompanied by instrumental music; distinct from vocal praise alone, emphasizing joyful celebration
a song to be accompanied with instrumental music BDB: song Usage: psalm(-ist), singing, song.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain