What does זָמַר mean in the Bible?
זָמַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to trim (a vine)".
Hebrew · H2168
זָמַר
To trim (a vine)
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זָמַרH2168
What does זָמַר mean in the Bible?
זָמַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to trim (a vine)".
Full entry for זָמַר (H2168) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2168?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and prune (1), or prune (1), pruned (1).
Where does זָמַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 25:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (2), Isaiah (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 Itand prune1×Leviticus 25:3
or prune1×Leviticus 25:4
pruned1×Isaiah 5:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 25:3
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Leviticus2Isaiah1
Source forms
יִזָּמֵר֙1xyiz·zā·mêrIsaiah 5:6
תִּזְמֹ֣ר1xtiz·mōrLeviticus 25:3
תִזְמֹֽר׃1xṯiz·mōrLeviticus 25:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular2xLeviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 5:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to trim (a vine)
Source Gloss
to trim (a vine)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to trim (a vine) BDB: trim Usage: prune.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms3
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
ImperfectLev 25:3 · Lev 25:42×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
ImperfectIsa 5:61×