Strong's H2167

זָמַר

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

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

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 Translation

In the King James Version, זָמַר is translated as: give praise, sing forth praises, psalms..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.