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Psalms 9:12
“When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
זָמַרzâmar · zaw-mar'
H2167 · Hebrew
H2167 · Hebrew
- 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 renderings
- give praise, sing forth praises, psalms.
- Grammar
- זַמְּר֗וּ — verb Piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 45 times in the Hebrew Bible.Judges 5:32 Samuel 22:501 Chronicles 16:9Psalms 7:18Psalms 9:3
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זָמַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.