זָמַר

Strong’s Definition

play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (perhaps identical with H2168 (זָמַר) through the idea of striking with the fingers); properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e.

KJV Usage

give praise, sing forth praises, psalms.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to sing, sing praise, make music
• 2.(piel)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: zâmar; Pronunciation: zaw-mar'