Quick Definition
to sing
Strong's 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 Usage: give praise, sing forth praises, psalms.
TWOT Reference: 558
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to sing, sing praise, make music
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to make music, sing
1a2) to play a musical instrument
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
זָמַר
zâmar
BDB Definition:
1) to sing, sing praise, make music
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to make music, sing
1a2) to play a musical instrument
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root [perhaps identical with H2168 through the idea of striking with the fingers]
Same Word by TWOT Number: 558
Total KJV Occurrences: 42