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title: זִמְרָה — melody · The Tanakh dictionary
description: זִמְרָה (2176), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 3 times: melody. BDB 1906: n.f. melody, song. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# זִמְרָה

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«זִמְרָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **melody** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 3 times · **Key:** 2176 · **BDB:** זִמְרָה

### Glosses

strength (3)

### Meaning (OSHB)

melody [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1494/2176/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. melody, song [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1494/2176/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. melody, song, in praise of י׳—abs. ז׳ ψ 81:3 + 2 times; זִמְרָת Ex 15:2 ψ 118:14 Is 12:2, read זִמְרָתִ(י) (v. Di Ex SS); cstr. זִמְרַת Am 5:23, on Gn 43:11 v. infr.;— of instrumental music וְזִמְרַת נְבָלֶיךָ Am 5:23 (‖ המון שִׁריך). of singing תּוֹדָה וקול ז׳ Is 51:3; as subject of song עֻזִּי וְזִמְרָתִי יָהּ (so read) Ex 15:2 Is 12:2 ψ 118:14. not clearly determined שְׂאוּ־ז׳ וּתְנוּ־תֹ֑ף כנור נעים עם־נָֽבֶל׃ ψ 81:3; בכנור וקול ז׳ 98:5 (cf. III. זמר ad fin.).—On מִזִּמְרַת הארץ Gn 43:11 v. ii. זמרה infr.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (5 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «זִמְרָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1494/2176/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Psalms 118:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.118.14/)

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עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֝י֗ לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃

*Word for word:* might \[is\].my and strength Yahweh and he.has.become for me (into) salvation

*JPS 1917:* The LORD is my strength and song; and He is become my salvation.

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[Isaiah 12:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.12.2/)

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הִנֵּ֨ה אֵ֧ל יְשׁוּעָתִ֛י אֶבְטַ֖ח וְלֹ֣א אֶפְחָ֑ד כִּֽי־עָזִּ֤י וְזִמְרָת֙ יָ֣הּ יְהוָ֔ה וַֽיְהִי־לִ֖י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃

*Word for word:* here! God salvation \[is\].my I.will.trust and not I.will.be.in.dread (dm) might \[is\].my and strength Yahweh Yahweh and he.has.become my (into) salvation

*JPS 1917:* Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for GOD the LORD is my strength and song; and He is become my salvation.'

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