What does זִמְרָה mean in the Bible?
זִמְרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument".
Hebrew · H2172
זִמְרָה
A musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument
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זִמְרָה H2172
What does זִמְרָה mean in the Bible?
זִמְרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2172?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a song (1), and melodious (1), in melodious (1), to the music (1).
Where does זִמְרָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 81:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (2), Amos (1), 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 It a song 1× Psalms 81:2
and melodious 1× Isaiah 51:3
in melodious 1× Psalms 98:5
to the music 1× Amos 5:23
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 81:2
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Amos 1
Source forms
וְזִמְרַ֥ת 1x wə·zim·raṯ Amos 5:23
זִ֭מְרָה 1x zim·rāh Psalms 81:2
זִמְרָֽה׃ 1x zim·rāh Psalms 98:5
זִמְרָֽה׃ס 1x zim·rāh Isaiah 51:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 3x Psalms 81:2, Psalms 98:5, Isaiah 51:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Amos 5:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument
Source Gloss
a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument BDB: melody Usage: melody, psalm.
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