זִמְרָתzimrâth

melody, song, in praise of ׳ י

Pronunciation: zim-rawth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2176

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 3 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 15:2 The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him!
  • Psalms 118:14 The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.
  • Isaiah 12:2 See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”

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).