Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to sing
Usage: 1) to sing, sing praise, make music 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to make music, sing 1a2) to play a musical instrument Aramaic equivalent: ze.mar (זְמָר "music" H2170)
Zamar means “give praise” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G2167 — euphrosyne (“joy”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H2167 זָמַר (zamar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. zamar (zaw-mar') v. 1. (properly) to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it 2. to make music, accompanied by the voice It has 41 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include strings, make, upon, and voice. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
zamar (zaw-mar') v. 1. (properly) to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it 2. to make music, accompanied by the voice 3. hence to celebrate in song and music [a primitive root (perhaps ident. with H2168 through the idea of striking with the fingers)] KJV: give praise, sing forth praises, psalms. Root(s): H2168
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to sing
Usage: 1) to sing, sing praise, make music 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to make music, sing 1a2) to play a musical instrument Aramaic equivalent: ze.mar (זְמָר "music" H2170)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render zamar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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41 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
First 41 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2167.
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2167, grouped by book.
Zamar (Strong's H2167) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "give praise". zamar (zaw-mar') v. 1. (properly) to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it 2. to make music, accompanied by the voice
This page currently indexes 41 linked usages for Strong's H2167 across 5 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2167 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as strings, make, upon, and voice. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.