זִמְרָהzimrâh
melody, song, in praise of ׳ י
Pronunciation: zim-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2172
Meanings
1. of instrumental music (Amos 5:23)
2. of singing (Isaiah 51:3; Exodus 15:2; Isaiah 12:2)
3. not clearly determined (Psalms 81:3; Psalms 98:5; Genesis 43:11)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Psalms 81:2 Sing! Beat the tambourine. Play the sweet lyre and the harp.
- Psalms 98:5 Sing your praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious song,
- Isaiah 51:3 The Lord will comfort Israel again and have pity on her ruins. Her desert will blossom like Eden, her barren wilderness like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found there. Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.
- Amos 5:23 Away with your noisy hymns of praise! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).