Zamir זָמִיר
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| זָמִיר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | zamir |
| Strong's number | H2158 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | song |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (2) |
Zamir (Hebrew זָמִיר, Strong's H2158) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “song”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
song, psalm
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | songs (3), psalmist (1), psalms (1), singing (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | songs (2), song (2), psalmist (1), singing (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Zamir, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 23:1Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
Job
- Job 35:10But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,
Psalms
- Psalm 95:2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.
- Psalm 119:54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 24:16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.
- Isaiah 25:5Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.like heat in a dry land. You subdue the uproar of foreigners. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat, so the song of the ruthless is silenced.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).