Psalms 33:2

הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּכִנּ֑וֹר בְּנֵ֥בֶל עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר זַמְּרוּ לֽוֹ

Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

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Psalms 150:3

הַֽלְלוּהוּ בְּתֵקַע שׁוֹפָר הַֽלְלוּהוּ בְּנֵבֶל וְכִנּֽוֹר׃

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

Psalms 98:4

הָרִיעוּ לַֽיהוָה כָּל-הָאָרֶץ פִּצְחוּ וְרַנְּנוּ וְזַמֵּֽרוּ׃

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Psalms 144:9

אֱֽלֹהִים שִׁיר חָדָשׁ אָשִׁירָה לָּךְ בְּנֵבֶל עָשׂוֹר אֲזַמְּרָה-לָּֽךְ׃

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.

Exodus 15:20

וַתִּקַּח מִרְיָם הַנְּבִיאָה אֲחוֹת אַֽהֲרֹן אֶת-הַתֹּף בְּיָדָהּ וַתֵּצֶאןָ כָֽל-הַנָּשִׁים אַֽחֲרֶיהָ בְּתֻפִּים וּבִמְחֹלֹֽת׃

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

2 Samuel 6:5

וְדָוִד׀ וְכָל-בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מְשַֽׂחֲקִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בְּכֹל עֲצֵי בְרוֹשִׁים וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת וּבִנְבָלִים וּבְתֻפִּים וּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִים וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃

And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

Psalms 81:2

שְֽׂאוּ-זִמְרָה וּתְנוּ-תֹף כִּנּוֹר נָעִים עִם-נָֽבֶל׃

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

1 Chronicles 15:28

וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל מַֽעֲלִים אֶת-אֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יְהוָה בִּתְרוּעָה וּבְקוֹל שׁוֹפָר וּבַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת וּבִמְצִלְתָּיִם מַשְׁמִעִים בִּנְבָלִים וְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃

Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

Revelation 5:8

καὶ ὅτε ἔλαβεν τὸ βιβλίον τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα καὶ οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσον ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀρνίου ἔχοντες ἕκαστος κιθάρας καὶ φιάλας χρυσᾶς γεμούσας θυμιαμάτων αἵ εἰσιν αἱ προσευχαὶ τῶν ἁγίων

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

1 Chronicles 25:3

לִֽידוּתוּן בְּנֵי יְדוּתוּן גְּדַלְיָהוּ וּצְרִי וִֽישַׁעְיָהוּ חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ שִׁשָּׁה עַל יְדֵי אֲבִיהֶם יְדוּתוּן בַּכִּנּוֹר הַנִּבָּא עַל-הֹדוֹת וְהַלֵּל לַֽיהוָֽה׃

Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

Psalms 71:22

גַּם-אֲנִי׀ אוֹדְךָ בִכְלִי-נֶבֶל אֲמִתְּךָ אֱלֹהָי אֲזַמְּרָה לְךָ בְכִנּוֹר קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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.

1 Chronicles 15:16

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד לְשָׂרֵי הַלְוִיִּם לְהַֽעֲמִיד אֶת-אֲחֵיהֶם הַמְשֹׁרְרִים בִּכְלֵי-שִׁיר נְבָלִים וְכִנֹּרוֹת וּמְצִלְתָּיִם מַשְׁמִיעִים לְהָרִֽים-בְּקוֹל לְשִׂמְחָֽה׃

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

Psalms 92:3

עֲֽלֵי-עָשׂוֹר וַעֲלֵי-נָבֶל עֲלֵי הִגָּיוֹן בְּכִנּֽוֹר׃

Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

1 Chronicles 25:6

כָּל-אֵלֶּה עַל-יְדֵי אֲבִיהֶם בַּשִּׁיר בֵּית יְהוָה בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם נְבָלִים וְכִנֹּרוֹת לַֽעֲבֹדַת בֵּית הָֽאֱלֹהִים עַל יְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אָסָף וִֽידוּתוּן וְהֵימָֽן׃

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

Revelation 14:2

καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὡς φωνὴν ὑδάτων πολλῶν καὶ ὡς φωνὴν βροντῆς μεγάλης καὶ φωνὴν ἤκουσα κιθαρῳδῶν κιθαριζόντων ἐν ταῖς κιθάραις αὐτῶν

And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

Psalms 149:3

יְהַֽלְלוּ שְׁמוֹ בְמָחוֹל בְּתֹף וְכִנּוֹר יְזַמְּרוּ-לֽוֹ׃

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

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This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.

הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּכִנּ֑וֹר Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here בְּנֵ֥בֶל עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר Revia Mugrash — a lesser break זַמְּרוּ לֽוֹ Silluq — end of the verse

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Word Parts

הוֹד֣וּ

Root word praise, thanks, confess, thank, confessed, …

Dictionary form: יָדָה · yaw-DAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vhv2mp

Verb — Hiphil, Imperative, second person masculine plural causative — "he made (someone) do" a command — try "___!" the built-in subject is "you (a group)"

הוֹדוּ

Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Imperative Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Plural

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In English

In the KJV here: praise

praise ×14 i will praise ×12 o give thanks ×10 shall praise ×6 and confess ×5 oh that men would praise ×4 to give thanks ×4 and praise ×2

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give thanks — Most natural in liturgical or worship contexts.

praise — Expressive, public acknowledgment; fits hymnic passages.

confess — Prefer when the object is sin or wrongdoing.

acknowledge — Neutral, broader register; bridges praise and confession.

thank — Direct and personal; suits individual rather than corporate voice.

declare — Emphasizes public proclamation of God's acts or character.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3448 H3034

[יָדָה] verb throw, cast (Arabic exeruit, emisit, II. IV. emisit (all now in special senses); Ethiopic throw, cast on or in (very often; compare ); where Hiph`il give thanks, confess (originally acknowledge ?) is commonly derived, perhaps from gestures accompanying the act, see Thes Lag^{Or. ii. 22}, yet connection uncertain; Aramaic Pa`el וַדֵּי, Aph`el אוֺדִּי confess, , id.; but Ethiopic accuse, perhaps also from gesture; Palmyrene מודא render thanks, often in votive inscriptions, see Vog on No. 79; עבד ומודא Vog^{No. 101} = εὐχαρίστως ἀνέθηκε; מודן כל יום Vog^{No. 93. 1};

**Palmyrene ידתא pious, read ירתא נה) SAC⁸⁰ also Id^{JQ 1904, 593}. ידתא pious Vog^{No. 29}) —

Qal Imperative יְדוּ אֶלֿ shoot (arrows) at Jer 50:14 (read probably, with some Manuscripts יְרוּ). Pi`el Imperfect וַיַּדּוּ בִּי Lam 3:53 and they cast (stones) on me; Infinitive יַדּוֺת Zech 2:4 to cast down (the horns of the nations).

Hiph`il (connection with ידה throw, obscure, yet see above) Perfect הוֺדוּ 1Kgs 8:33 + 3 t.; הוֺדִינוּ Ps 75:2 (twice in verse); Imperfect יְהוֺדֶה Neh 11:17 (on form see Ges^{«GKC:53»§ 53}, R. 7); יוֺדֶה Ps 6:6 1 singular suffix אֲהוֺדֶנּוּ Ps 28:7 (Ges^l.c.); אוֺדֶנּוּ Ps 42:6; Ps 42:12; Ps 43:5 plural יוֺדוּ Ps 99:3 + 6 t.; suffix יְהוֺדוּךָ Ps 45:18 (Ges^l.c.); יוֺדֻךָ Ps 49:19, etc. + 41 t. Imperfect; Imperative הוֺדוּ Isa 12:4 + 16 t.; הֹדוּ Ps 107:1 Infinitive הוֺדוֺת 1Chr 25:3 + 11 t.; הוֺדֹת Ezra 3:11 הֹדוֺת 1Chr 16:7 + 4 t. (see. Baer Ps 92:2); Participle מוֺדֶה Prov 28:13 plural מוֺדִים 1Chr 29:13 —

1. give thanks, laud, praise;
a. with accusative (1) of men, Judah Gen 49:8 (poetic play on name); Job (ironical) Job 40:14 the king Ps 45:18 the rich Ps 49:19 (2) of ׳י, Gen 29:35 (J explanation name יהודה); elsewhere (mostly Psalms and Chronicles) of ritual worship (see Lag^{Or. ii. 22 f.}); object ׳שֵׁם בי Isa 25:1; Ps 44:9; Ps 54:8; Ps 99:3; Ps 138:2; Ps 142:8 ׳פֶּלֶא י Ps 89:6 יהוה Ps 7:18; Ps 9:2; Ps 109:30; Ps 111:1 יָהּ Ps 118:10 suffix ךָ- referring to God Ps 30:10; Ps 30:13; Ps 35:18; Ps 43:4; Ps 52:11; Ps 67:4 (twice in verse); Ps 67:6 (twice in verse); Ps 71:22; Ps 76:11; Ps 88:11; Ps 118:21; Ps 118:28; Ps 119:7; Ps 138:1; Ps 139:14; Isa 38:18; Isa 38:19 (song of Hezekiah); — נֶּ֯וּ Ps 42:6; Ps 42:12; Ps 43:5 מִשִּׁירִי אֲהוֺדֶנּוּ Ps 28:7 with my song will I praise him; ׳אוֺדְךָ י I will praise thee ׳י 2Sam 22:50 = Ps 18:50 = Ps 108:4, Isa 12:1 (exilic hymn); אדני Ps 57:10; Ps 86:12, compare Ps 138:4; Ps 145:10.
b. followed by לְ only of the ritual worship: ׳לְשֵׁם י Ps 106:47 = 1Chr 16:35; Ps 122:4; Ps 140:14 לְזֵכֶר קָדְשׁוֺ Ps 30:5; Ps 97:12 ׳לי 1Chr 16:4; 1Chr 16:7; 1Chr 16:41; 1Chr 23:30; 1Chr 25:3; 2Chr 5:13; 2Chr 7:6; 2Chr 20:22; Ps 33:2; Ps 92:2; Ps 105:1 = 1Chr 16:8 = Isa 12:4 כי טוב ׳הודו לי give thanks to ׳י for he is good Ps 106:1; Ps 107:1; Ps 118:1; Ps 118:29; Ps 136:1; 1Chr 16:34 so Jer 33:11 (followed by ׳אֶתיֿ); compare הוד(ו)ת 2Chr 7:3; Ezra 3:11 חסדו ׳יודו לי Ps 107:8; Ps 107:15; Ps 107:21; Ps 107:31 לאלהים Neh 12:46; Ps 136:1 לאדני vPs 136:3 לאל vPs 136:26 suffixes referring to God: לְךָ Ps 6:6; Ps 79:13; Ps 119:62 לוֺ Ps 100:4 לך + אלהים Ps 75:2 (twice in verse); 1Chr 29:13 absolute 2Chr 31:2; Neh 11:17; Neh 12:24 all of the ritual worship.

2. confess,
a. the name of God, || שׁוּב, התחנן, התפלל, 1Kgs 8:33; 1Kgs 8:35 = 2Chr 6:24; 2Chr 6:26.
b. עֲלֵי פשׁע Ps 32:5 (|| לֹא כִסִּיתִי); (פשׁעיו) מוֺדֶה וְעֹזֵב Prov 28:13 confessing and forsaking (his transgressions; opposed to מְכַסֶּה).

Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְוַדָּה Lev 5:5; Lev 16:21 הִתְוַדּוּ Lev 26:40; Num 5:7 Imperfect 1 singular אֶתְוַדֶּה Dan 9:4 plural יִתְוַדּוּ Neh 9:2 Infinitive suffix הִתְוַדֹּתוֺ Ezra 10:1 Participle מִתְוַדֶּה Neh 1:6; Dan 9:20 plural מִתְוַדִּים 2Chr 30:22; Neh 9:3 —

1. confess, absolute Ezra 10:1; Neh 9:3; Dan 9:4 with accusative עָוֺן Lev 16:21 (P), Lev 26:40 (H); חטאת Num 5:7 (P), Dan 9:20 אֲשֶׁר חָטָא Lev 5:5 (P); עַל חטאות Neh 1:6; Neh 9:2.

2. give thanks, ליהוה, in the ritual worship 2Chr 30:22.

BDB9570 H3029 H3034

[יְדָא] verb Haph`el praise (see Biblical Hebrew ידךְ); — Participle active מְהוֺדֵא Dan 2:23 (ל of deity), מוֺדֵא (K^{§§ 93, 2; 43, 1 c})) Dan 6:1l (קְָדָם of deity).

Strong's Definition H3034

praise, thanks, confess, thank, confessed, …

yādâ

physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

to throw, shoot, cast

(Qal) to shoot (arrows)

to give thanks,, laud, praise

to confess (sin)

Variations 47 forms of this word

Translations 60 English renderings

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Word Parts

לַ יהוָ֣ה

לַ

Prefix — preposition to, for

יהוָ֣ה

Root word a name — transliterate it ("The lord")

Dictionary form: יְהֹוָה · yeh-hoh-WAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Np

Noun — Proper Name

לַ	Speech Preposition
יהוָה	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: the lord

the lord ×2811 of the lord ×1522 and the lord ×457 unto the lord ×342 o lord ×222 am the lord ×158 lord ×67 to the lord ×60

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the LORD — Standard modern Bible convention; small-caps signal the divine name.

YHWH — Preserves the Hebrew tetragrammaton; used in scholarly translations.

Yahweh — Reconstructed pronunciation; preferred in academic and some modern versions.

the Lord — General rendering when small-caps convention is unavailable.

God — Use only where context clearly equates YHWH with generic deity.

the Eternal — Captures timeless-existence nuance; used in some progressive translations.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2100 H3068 H3069 H1961 H430 H589 H2022 H6635

יהוה_{c. 6823} i.e. יַהְוֶה proper name, of deity Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel — (

1. ᵑ0 יְהוָֺה^C518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהוִֺה₃₀₅ (Qr אֱלֹהִים), in the combinations אדני יהוה & יהוה אדני (see אֲדֹנֶי), and with preposition בַּיהוָֺה, לַיהוָֺה, מֵיהוָֺה (Qr בַּאדֹנָי, לַאדֹנָי, מֵאדֹנָי), do not give the original form. ᵐ5 and other Vrss follow the Qr. On the basis of Exod 20:7; Lev 24:11 יהוה was regarded as a nomen ineffabile (see Philo^{de Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529}), called by the Jews הַשֵּׁם and by the Samaritans שׁימא. The pronunciation Jehovah was unknown until 1520, when it was introduced by Galatinus; but it was contested by Le Mercier, J. Drusius, and L. Capellus, as against grammatical and historical propriety (compare Bö^{§ 88}). The traditional Ἰαβέ of Theodoret and Epiphanius, the יָֿהוּ, יְהוֺֿ of compound proper name and the contracted form יָהּ all favour יַהְוֶךְ (compare יַהֲלֹמ֑וּן Ps 74:6 תַּהֲרוּ Isa 33:11), see Lag^{Sym i.14} Baud^{Studien i.179 ff.}; Dr^{Stud.Bib.i.1 ff.} For Jeve see Sta^{ZAW 1881, 346} De^{ib.1882, 173 f. & Gn. Excurs. ii.}

2. on literature of interpretations see Nes^Eg.67 Dr^{l.c. — Many recent scholars explain} יַהְוֶה as Hiph`il of היה (=היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver (compare חַוָּה Gen 3:20) Schr HSch; giver of existence, creator, Kue Tiele; he who brings to pass (so already Le Clerc),performer of his promises, Lag, Nes^Eg.88 (but Nes^{Eg.91 inclines to Qal as} RS^{Brit. & For. Ev. Rev} see below); or from היה he who causes to fall, rain or lightning RS^{OTJC.ed.1, 423; om.ed.2, 245}, compare We^{Skizzen iii.175}; 'Fäller,' destroying foes, Sta^G.i.429 (dubiously). But most take it as Qal of הוה (= היה); the one who is: i.e. the absolute and unchangeable one, Ri; the existing, ever living, as self-consistent and unchangeable, Di; or the one ever coming into manifestation as the God of redemption, De Oehl; compare also RS^{Brit. & For. Ev. Rev. 1876}, he will be it, i.e all that his servants look for (compare Ew^infr), he will approve himself (give evidence of being, assert his being Dr^l.c.17)).

**Theories of non-Hebrew or non-Semitic origin, opposed (in their older forms) by Bau^{Rel. i. 181 ff. (see especially 230)}; Dl^{Pa 162 ff.} claimed Babylonian origin for יהו, against this Kue^{national Religions, etc., Note iv (Eng. Trans. 329 ff.)} Jastr^{JBL xiil {1894}, 103 f.} compare Hpt^{BAS i. 170 N}; Dl^{Babel u. Bibel, 46 f., 73 f.} makes same claim for יהוה, against this see especially Hirsch^{ZAW xxiil {1903}, 355 ff.} Zim^{KATS. 465 ff.}; Spiegelb^{ZMG:liii {1899}, 633 ff.} proposes (improbable) Egyptian etymology for יהוה; further discussions see in Kö^{EB NAMES, § 112 and n.3}. 'Jehovah' found in Jacob (? Johannes) Wessel († 1480), according to Schw^{ThLZ, 1905, col. 612}.

I. יהוה is not used by E in Genesis, but is given Exod 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb, and is explained thus : אֶהְיֶה עִמָּ֑ךְ I shall be with thee (Exod 3:12), which is then implied in אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה I shall be the one who will be it vExod 3:14a (i.e: with thee vExod 3:12) and then compressed into אֶהְיֶה vExod 3:14b (i.e. with thee vExod 3:12), which then is given in the nominal form יהוה He who will be it vExod 3:15 (i.e. with thee vExod 3:12). compare Ew^{BTh ii. 337, 338} RS^{l.c., Proph. 385 ff.} Other interpretations are: I am he who I am, i.e. it is no concern of yours (Le Clerc Lag^{Psalt.Hieron.156}); I am (this is my name), inasmuch as I am (אֲשֶׁר = כִּי; AE JDMich We^JD Th xxi, 540 = compare Hexateuch 72); Di and others I am who I am, he who is essentially unnameable, inexplicable, — E uses יהוה sparingly by the side of אלהים and האלהים in his subsequent narrative. The Ephraimitic writers in Judges Samuel Kings use it in similar proportions. P abstains from the use of יהוה until he gives an account of its revelation to Moses Exod 6:3 but subsequently uses it freely. He gives no explanation of its meaning. He represents that אֵל שַׁדַּי was the God of the patriarchs. J uses יהוה from the beginning of his narrative, possibly explaining it, Gen 21:83 by אל עולם, the evergreen tamarisk being a symbol of the ever-living God; compare De Gen 21:33. Elsewhere יהוה is the common divine name in pre-exilic writers, but in post-exilic writers gradually falls into disuse, and is supplanted by אלהים and אדני. In Job it is used 31 t. in prose parts, and Job 12:9 (a proverb); not elsewhere in the poem. Chronicles apart from his sources prefers אלהים and האלהים. Daniel uses יהוה only in chap. 9 (7 t.); Ecclesiastes not at all. In the Elohistic group of Psalm 42-83 it is used 39 t. (see אלהים) . It occurs as the name of Israel's God MI¹⁸. It is doubtful whether it was used by other branches of the Shemitic family, compare COT Gen 2:4b Dl^{Pa 158 ff.} Dr^{Stud. Bib. i. 7 ff}.

II. 1. יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D;
a. with אֱלֹהֶיךָ in the Ten Words Exod 20:2-12 (5 t.) = Deut 5:6-16 in the law of worship of J E, Exod 23:19; Exod 34:24; Exod 34:26 in D 234 t.; Josh 1:9; Josh 1:17; Josh 9:9; Josh 9:24 (D²); elsewhere Gen 27:20; Exod 15:26 (JE), Judg 6:26 Samuel & Kings 20 t.; 1Chr 11:2; 1Chr 22:11; 1Chr 22:12; 2Chr 9:8 (twice in verse); 2Chr 16:7; Isa 7:11; Isa 37:4 (twice in verse); Isa 41:13; Isa 43:3; Isa 51:15; Isa 55:5; Jer 40:2 + (3t.); Hos 12:10; Hos 13:4; Hos 14:2; Amos 9:15; Ps 81:11.
b. with אֱלֹהֵיכֶם in D 46 t.; D² 28 t.; H 15 t.; P 15 t.; elsewhere Exod 23:25 (E); Exod 8:24; Exod 10:8; Exod 10:16; Exod 10:17 (JE); Judg 6:10; 1Sam 12:12; 1Sam 12:14; 2Kgs 17:39; 2Kgs 23:21; 1Chr 22:18 + (10 t. Chronicles) Ps 76:12; Jer 13:16 + (5 t.) Ezek 20:5; Ezek 20:7; Ezek 20:19; Ezek 20:20; Joel 2:13 + (6 t.) Zech 6:15.
c. with אֱלֹהֵינוּ in D 23 t.; in D² 5 t.; Exod 8:6 (JE) Exod 3:18; Exod 5:3; Exod 8:22; Exod 8:23; Exod 10:25; Exod 10:26 (E) Judg 11:24; 1Sam 7:8; 1Kgs 8:57; 1Kgs 8:59; 1Kgs 8:61; 1Kgs 8:65; 2Kgs 18:22; 2Kgs 19:10 = Isa 36:7; Isa 37:20; 1Chr 13:2 + (15 t. Chronicles) Mic 4:5; Mic 7:17; Isa 26:13; Jer 3:22 + (17 t.) Ps 20:8; Ps 90:17 (?;Baer אֲדנָֹי); Ps 94:23; Ps 99:5; Ps 99:8; Ps 99:9 (twice in verse); Ps 105:7; Ps 106:47; Ps 113:5; Ps 122:9; Ps 123:2; Dan 9:10; Dan 9:13; Dan 9:14.
d. with אֱלֹהֵיהֶם Exod 10:7 (J) Exod 29:46 (twice in verse); Lev 26:44 (P) Judg 3:7; Judg 8:34; 1Sam 12:9; 1Kgs 9:9; 2Kgs 17:7; 2Kgs 17:9; 2Kgs 17:14; 2Kgs 17:16; 2Kgs 17:19; 2Kgs 18:12; 2Chr 31:6; 2Chr 33:17; 2Chr 34:33; Neh 9:3 (twice in verse); Neh 9:4; Jer 3:21; Jer 22:9; Jer 30:9; Jer 43:1 (twice in verse); Jer 50:4; Ezek 28:26; Ezek 34:30; Ezek 39:22; Ezek 39:28; Hos 1:7; Hos 3:5; Hos 7:10; Zeph 2:7; Hag 1:12 (twice in verse); Zech 9:16; Zech 10:6.
e. with אֱלֹהָיו Num 23:21 (E) Exod 32:11 (J) Lev 4:22 (P) Deut 17:19; Deut 18:7; 1Sam 30:6; 1Kgs 5:17; 1Kgs 11:4; 1Kgs 15:3; 1Kgs 15:4; 1Kgs 2:11; 1Kgs 16:2; 1Kgs 2:1 + 13 t. Chronicles; Mic 5:3; Jer 7:28; Ps 33:12; Ps 144:15; Ps 146:5; Jonah 2:2. feminine with אֱלֹהַי Num 22:18 (JE) Deut 4:5; Deut 18:16; Deut 26:14; Josh 14:8; Josh 14:9; 2Sam 24:24; 1Kgs 3:7; 1Kgs 5:18; 1Kgs 5:19; 1Kgs 8:28; 1Kgs 17:20; 1Kgs 17:21; 1Chr 21:17; 1Chr 22:7; 2Chr 2:3; 2Chr 6:19; 2Chr 9:5; Ps 7:2; Ps 7:4; Ps 13:4; Ps 18:29; Ps 30:3; Ps 30:13; Ps 35:24; Ps 40:6; Ps 104:1; Ps 109:26; Isa 25:1; Jer 31:18; Dan 9:4; Dan 9:20; Jonah 2:7; Hab 1:12; Zech 11:4; Zech 13:9; Zech 14:5.
g. with אֱלֹהַיִךְ Isa 60:9; Jer 2:17; Jer 2:19; Jer 3:13; Mic 7:10; Zeph 3:17.
h. with אלהים, probably always due to later editors, or to a Qr which has crept into the text Gen 2:4b — Gen 3:23 (J, 20 t. either אלהים inserted by R^P as Di De; or יהוה inserted by J in an older source); Exod 9:30 (J, but not in ᵐ5 ⅏; Samaritan אדני יהוה; possibly ᵑ0 from earlier Qr, & ⅏ from later Qr); 2Sam 7:22; 2Sam 7:25 (ᵐ5 אדני יהוה and 1Chr 17:20-23 only יהוה); 1Chr 17:16; 1Chr 17:17 (but 2Sam 7:18; 2Sam 7:19 אדני יהוה) 1Chr 28:20; 1Chr 29:1; 2Chr 1:9; 2Chr 6:41 (twice in verse); 2Chr 6:42; 2Chr 26:18 (but in the original Ps 132:8 stood יהוה (so ℌ), or else no divine name); Ps 72:18 (the late doxology) Ps 84:12 (but it makes the line too long); Jonah 4:6. For the combinations with other divine names see those names.

2. the phrase אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy: —
a. after אמר either alone Exod 6:2; Exod 6:29 (P) or before relative and other clauses: Gen 28:13 (J) Gen 15:7 (R) Exod 6:6 (P) with אלהיכם Judg 6:10; Ezek 20:5.
b. after ידע כי (α) Exod 7:17; Exod 8:18; Exod 10:2 (J); Exod 7:5; Exod 14:4; Exod 14:18 (P); 1Kgs 20:13; 1Kgs 20:28; Jer 24:7; Ezek 6:7 + 48 t. Ezekiel; (β) with אלהיכם Exod 6:7; Exod 16:12; Deut 29:5 (P) Exod 20:20; Joel 4:17 (γ) with אלהיהם Exod 29:46 (P) Ezek 28:26; Ezek 34:30; Ezek 39:22; Ezek 39:28 (δ) before relative and other clauses Isa 45:3; Isa 49:23; Isa 49:26; Isa 60:16; Ezek 7:9; Ezek 17:24; Ezek 21:10; Ezek 22:22; Ezek 35:12; Ezek 36:36 (ε) with various forms of קדשׁ Exod 31:13 (P) Ezek 20:12; Ezek 37:28; Ezek 39:7 (ζ) with דברתי Ezek 5:13; Ezek 17:21, compare ׳יֵדְעוּ אשׁר אני י Ezek 20:26.
c. after כִּי in various combinations Lev 11:44; Lev 11:45; Num 35:34 (P), Lev 20:7; Lev 20:26; Lev 21:8; Lev 21:15; Lev 21:23; Lev 22:16; Lev 24:22; Lev 25:17; Lev 26:1; Lev 26:44 (all H); Exod 15:26 (R) Isa 41:13; Isa 43:3; Isa 61:8; Jer 9:23; Ezek 12:25; Ezek 21:4; Zech 10:6; Mal 3:6.
d. emphatic Exod 6:8; Exod 12:12; Lev 26:2; Lev 26:45; Num 3:13; Num 3:41; Num 3:45 (all P); Lev 18:5; Lev 18:6; Lev 18:21; Lev 19:12; Lev 19:14; Lev 19:16; Lev 19:18; Lev 19:28; Lev 19:30; Lev 19:32; Lev 19:37; Lev 21:12; Lev 22:2; Lev 22:3; Lev 22:8; Lev 22:30; Lev 22:31; Lev 22:33 (all H) Isa 43:15 with אלהיהם Exod 29:46 with אלהיךָ Isa 48:17 with אלהיכם Lev 23:43; Lev 25:38; Lev 25:55; Num 10:10; Num 15:41 (twice in verse) (P) Lev 18:2; Lev 18:4; Lev 18:30; Lev 19:2; Lev 19:3; Lev 19:4; Lev 19:10; Lev 19:25; Lev 19:31; Lev 19:34; Lev 19:36; Lev 20:24; Lev 23:22; Lev 26:13 (all H) Ezek 20:7; Ezek 20:19; Joel 2:27 with מְקַדֵּשׁ Lev 20:8; Lev 22:9; Lev 22:32 (H), with דברתי Num 14:35 (P) Ezek 5:15 + (11 t. Ezekiel); with clauses Isa 27:3; Isa 41:4; Isa 41:17; Isa 42:6; Isa 42:8; Isa 45:5; Isa 45:6; Isa 45:7; Isa 45:8; Isa 45:18; Isa 45:19; Isa 45:21; Isa 60:22; Jer 17:10; Jer 32:27; Ezek 14:4; Ezek 14:7; Ezek 14:9; Ezek 34:24 אָנֹכִי יהוה is used in the Ten Words Exod 20:2; Exod 20:5 = Deut 5:6; Deut 5:9 cited Ps 81:11; Hos 12:10; Hos 13:4 elsewhere only Exod 4:11 (J) Isa 43:11; Isa 44:24; Isa 51:15.

3. יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh יהוה יראה Gen 22:14 (J); יהוה נסי Exod 17:15 (E) יהוה שׁלים Judg 6:24 יהוה צדקנו Jer 33:16 (compare Jer 23:6 where it is applied to the Messiah); יהוה שָׁ֑מָּה Ezek 48:35. — On combinations such as ׳הַר י, צְבָאוֺת ׳י etc., see הַר, צָבָא, etc.

Note. — Bonk^{ZAW 1891, 126 ff.} seems to shew that as prefix, in compare proper name, יְהוֺ is the oldest and the latest form and that יוֺ is intermediate, belonging to the earlier post-exilic period until the time of Chronicles; occasional copyists' mistakes being taken into the account.

BDB3475 H3068

׳יְהוֺ proper name compounded with, see below יהוה above.

BDB3483 H3068 H3069

יהוה proper name, of deity, see below הוה.

BDB3489 H3068 H3097

׳יו = ׳יְהוֺ proper name compounded with, see below יהוה above: — namely יוֺאָב, יוֺאָח, יוֺאָחָז, יוֺאֵל, יוֺאָשׁ, יוֺיָכִין, יוֺיָקִים, יוֺיָרִיב, יוֺעֵד, יוֺעָשׁ, יוֺקִים, יוֺרָם, יוֺתָם, etc.

Strong's Definition H3068

lord, lords, god, jehovah, jehovah-jireh, …

yĕhōwâ

the existing One

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

the proper name of the one true God

unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

Variations 44 forms of this word

Translations 243 English renderings

Yahweh Creator

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Word Parts

בְּ כִנּ֑וֹר

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

כִנּ֑וֹר

Root word harp, harps

Dictionary form: כִּנּוֹר · kin-NORE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

בְּ	Speech Preposition
כִנּוֹר	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: with harp

and harps ×7 and harp ×5 and with harps ×4 upon the harp ×3 with the harp ×3 an harp ×2 with harps ×2 and a harp ×1

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lyre — Most accurate organologically; small, portable stringed instrument.

harp — Familiar to modern readers; slightly misleading but widely accepted.

stringed instrument — Generic; useful when exact identification is uncertain.

lute — Suggests plucked strings; less common but culturally evocative.

zither — Highlights flat resonating body; use in ethnomusicological contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4102 H3658

כִּנּוֺר noun masculine^{Ps 81:3} lyre (on formation compare Lag^{BN 89, Anm}.; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כִּנָּרָא, ; Mandean כינאר(אׅ Nö^{M § 104} (who questions Shemitic origin); Arabic , ; as loan-word in Hellen. Greek κινύρα (ᵐ5 and Joseph.); in Egyptian kn-an-aul according to Bondi⁷⁹) — absolute ׳כ Gen 4:21 +; suffix כִּנֹּרִי Job 30:31 plural כִּנֹּרוֺת 1Kgs 10:12 +; suffix כִּנּוֺרַיִךְ Ezek 26:13, כִּנֹּרוֺתֵינוּ Ps 137:2 — lyre, stringed instrument used for popular as well as sacred music (compare Benz^{Archaeology 273 ff.} Now^{Archaeology i. 273 ff.}); — ׳יְעוּגָבכ Gen 4:21, ׳בְּתֹף וּבְכ Gen 31:27 ׳אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ מְנַגֵּן בַּכּ 1Sam 16:16 a man skilled in playing on the lyre, compare v1Sam 16:23 (וִנִגֵּן בְּיָדוֺׅ); at banquets Isa 5:12 (+ נֶבֶל, תֹּף, חָלִיל), token of merriment Isa 24:8 (+ תֻּפִּים), Ezek 26:13, compare וַיְהִי לְאֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִ֑י וְעֻגָבִי לְקוֺל בֹּכִים Job 30:31, וְיִשְׂמְחוּ לְקוֺל עוּגָב ׳יִשְׂאוּ כְתֹף וְכ Job 21:12 carried by a loose woman Isa 23:16 (figurative of Tyre); in simile Isa 16:11 (of murmuring sound of bowels = heart, in pity); used also in praising ׳י, usually As accompaniment of song (compare 1Chr 15:16) ׳נֵבֶל וְתֹף וְחָלִיל וְכ 1Sam 10:5; Isa 30:32 (|| תֻּפִּים); especially before the ark 2Sam 6:5 (+ נְבָלִים, תֻּפִּים, etc.) || 1Chr 13:8, and in sanctuary (usually + נֵבֶל, etc.) 1Kgs 10:12, but especially Chronicles, Psalms: — 1Chr 13:8 (plural, and so chiefly in Chronicles), 1Chr 15:16; 1Chr 15:21; 1Chr 15:28; 1Chr 16:5; 1Chr 25:1; 1Chr 25:3; 1Chr 25:6; 2Chr 5:12; 2Chr 9:11; 2Chr 20:28; 2Chr 29:25; Neh 12:27; Ps 33:2 (singular, and so chiefly in Psalms), Ps 43:4; Ps 49:5; Ps 57:9; Ps 71:22; Ps 81:3; Ps 92:4; Ps 98:5 (twice in verse); Ps 108:3; Ps 147:7; Ps 149:3; Ps 150:3 compare כִּנֹּרוֺתֵינוּ Ps 137:2. — Vbs. used with ׳כ are: — תָּפַשׂ Gen 4:21, נִגֵּן בְּ 1Sam 16:16, מְשַׂחֵק בְּ 2Sam 6:5 = 1Chr 13:8, מְשֹׁרֲרִים בּ 1Chr 15:16, מַשְׁמִיעִים בְּ v1Chr 15:28, נִבָּא בְּ 1Chr 25:1; 1Chr 25:3, הוֺדָה בְּ Ps 33:2; Ps 43:4, זמּר בְּ Ps 71:22; Ps 98:5; Ps 147:7; Ps 149:3, הַלֲלוּהוּ בְּ Ps 150:3. — On ancient lyres see references in Dr^{Amos, p. 236 f}.

Strong's Definition H3658

harp, harps

kinnôr

a harp

lyre, harp

Variations 21 forms of this word

Translations 23 English renderings

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Word Parts

בְּ נֵ֥בֶל

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

נֵ֥בֶל

Root word psalteries, psaltery, bottle, bottles, viol, …

Dictionary form: נֶבֶל · neh-BEL

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsc

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

בְּ	Speech Preposition
נֵבֶל	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

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In the KJV here: unto him with the psaltery

with psalteries ×6 psalteries ×3 and a bottle ×2 and psalteries ×2 bottle ×2 of thy viols ×2 psaltery ×2 the psaltery ×2

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harp — Best modern equivalent for the ancient stringed instrument.

lyre — Preferred in many modern Bible translations for this instrument.

jug — Use when נֶבֶל refers to a clay or ceramic vessel.

jar — Slightly more formal vessel sense; good for storage containers.

flask — Use for smaller, portable liquid-carrying vessels.

stringed instrument — Broader term when exact instrument type is uncertain.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4948 H5035

I. נֵ֫בֶל noun masculine^{Jer 13:12}

1. skin-bottle, skin;

2. jar, pitcher; — נֵ֫בֶלabsolute 1Sam 10:5 +; construct v1Sam 10:3 + (on נֶכֶל see Baer^{1Sam 1:24}); —

1. skin of wine, נֵ֫בֶל יַיִן 1Sam 1:24; 1Sam 10:3; 2Sam 16:1, compare also Jer 13:12 (twice in verse); plural נִבְלֵי יַיִן 1Sam 25:18 : figurative נִבְלֵי שָׁמַיִם Job 38:37 i.e. clouds (|| שְׁחָקִים).

2. earthen jar, pitcher: figurative of connections of Eliakim כְּלֵי נְבָלִים Isa 22:24 נִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַפֵּ֑צוּ Jer 48:12 (|| כֵּלִים יָרִיקוּ) in figure of Moab (compare Ps 2:9); נִבְלֵיתֶֿרֶשׂ Lam 4:2 simile of men of Judah (|| מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי יוֺצֵר); simile of destruction of Judah, שֵׁבֶר נֵ֫כֶל יוֺצְרִים Isa 30:14.

BDB4949 H5035

II. נֵ֫בֶל, נֶ֫בֶל noun masculine^{Ps 57:9} a musical instrument, either a portable harp, or a lute, guitar (with bulging resonance-body at lower end); (perhaps = 1. נֵבֶל, and then shape seems to favour lute; perhaps independent word, e.g. Egyptian loan-word, compare nfr, lute, We^{Hpt 222}); — absolute נֵ֫בֶל 1Sam 10:5 + 3 t., נֶ֫בֶל Ps 71:22 + 3 t.; נָ֑בֶל Amos 6:5 + 2 t.; plural נְבָלִים 2Sam 6:5 + 4 t.; suffix נְבָלֶיךָ Amos 5:23; Isa 14:11 — harp (or lute), played at feasts and religious ceremonies, probably less simple, cheap and common than כִּנּוֺר (q. v.; often named with ׳נ): — as mark of luxury, revelry Amos 5:23; Amos 6:5; Amos 14:11, so Amos 5:12 (תֹּף חָלִיל ׳כִנּוֺר נ), also (not in bad sense) 1Kgs 10:12 played by wandering band of prophets 1Sam 10:5 (list as Isa 5:12); in worship 2Sam 6:5 elsewhere only Psalms, Chronicles, always in worship: Ps 57:9; Ps 81:3; Ps 92:4; Ps 108:3; Ps 150:3 כְּלִי נֶבֶל Ps 71:22 עָשׂוֺר ׳נ a harp with ten strings Ps 33:2; Ps 144:9; 1Chr 13:8; 1Chr 15:16; 1Chr 15:20; 1Chr 15:28; 1Chr 16:5 (כְּלֵי נְבָלִים), 1Chr 25:1; 1Chr 25:6; 2Chr 5:12; 2Chr 9:11; 2Chr 20:28; 2Chr 29:25; Neh 12:27. — compare further Benz^{Archaeology 273 ff.} Now^{Archaeology i..273 ff.} Dr^{Amos 234 ff.} We^{Hpt 222 ff}.

Strong's Definition H5035

psalteries, psaltery, bottle, bottles, viol, …

nebel

a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full)

a skin-bag, jar, pitcher

skin-bottle, skin

Variations 20 forms of this word

Translations 24 English renderings

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עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר

Root word tenth, strings, ten

Dictionary form: עָשׂוֹר · aw-SORE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

עָשׂוֹר

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: and an instrument of ten strings

in the tenth ×6 on the tenth ×5 and an instrument of ten strings ×2 an instrument of ten strings ×1 month the tenth ×1 ten ×1

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tenth — Most common use; ordinal number for dates or sequences.

ten-stringed — Adjectival form; use when describing a musical instrument.

ten-string instrument — Nominal phrase; explicitly identifies the musical object.

decade — Emphasizes a group or count of ten units.

ten — Plain cardinal; use when context is purely numerical.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6444 H6218

עָשׂוֺר, and (Exod 12:3) עָשׂר noun [masculine] a ten, decade; —

1. usually of days:
a. a period of ten days Gen 24:55 (J).
b. in phrase, בֶּעָשׂוֺר (עָשׂר) לַחֹדֶשׁ on the tenth of the month Lev 25:9 (H), Ezek 20:1; Ezek 24:1; Ezek 40:1; Exod 12:3; Lev 16:29; Lev 23:27; Num 29:7; Josh 4:19 (all P), 2Kgs 25:1 = Jer 52:4; Jer 52:12 (seventh day in || 2Kgs 25:8).

2. of strings of instrument: ׳נֵבֶל ע harp, a ten (-stringed one) Ps 33:2; Ps 144:9 ׳ע alone Ps 92:4 upon a ten (-stringed instrument).

Strong's Definition H6218

tenth, strings, ten

ʿāśôr

ten; by abbreviated form ten strings, and so a decachord

ten, decade

ten, tenth

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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Word Parts

זַמְּרוּ

Root word praises, sing, praise, psalms, forth

Dictionary form: זָמַר · dzaw-MAHR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vpv2mp

Verb — Piel, Imperative, second person masculine plural intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" a command — try "___!" the built-in subject is "you (a group)"

זַמְּרוּ

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In English

In the KJV here: sing

sing praises ×7 sing ×4 and give praise ×2 and i will sing praises ×2 i will sing ×2 i will sing praises ×2 unto him sing psalms ×2 will i sing ×2

More options

sing praise — Most natural modern equivalent; broadly applicable.

make music — Captures instrumental dimension; good for mixed vocal/instrumental contexts.

chant — Useful for formal, liturgical, or repetitive worship settings.

celebrate in song — Emphasizes festive, communal worship context.

hymn — Works well as a verb; formal, elevated register.

psalm — Use as a verb when psalmic genre context is explicit.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2387 H2167

I. [זמר] verb only Pi`el make music in praise of God (׳י), only in poetry (Arabic pipe, play on a reed; Aramaic , זַמֵּר and derivatives; Ethiopic in derived conjugations; on an original meaning hum, murmur, compare Hup^{ZKM iii, (1840) 394 ff. iv, 139 ff.} Id^{Psalm. Einl. § 7, 2} De⁴ on Ps 3) —

Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְזַמֶּרְךָ Ps 30:13 1 singular אֲזַמֵּר Judg 5:3; 2Sam 22:50 (וַ)אֲזַמְּרָה Ps 7:18 + 7 t., אֲזַמֵּ֑רָה Ps 18:50 + 3 t.; suffix אֲזַמֶּרְךָ Ps 57:10; Ps 108:4, אֲזַמְּרֶ֑ךָּ Ps 131:1 3 masculine plural יְזַמְּרוּ Ps 66:4; Ps 149:3 וִיזַמְּרוּ Ps 66:4 1 plural נְזַמְּרָה Ps 21:14 Imperative masculine plural זַמְּרוּ Ps 9:12 + 14 t., זַמֵּ֑רוּ Ps 47:7 (twice in verse); Infinitive לְזַמֵּר Ps 92:2, זַמְּרָה Ps 147:1 — make music, melody (only Psalms, except Judg 5:3; Isa 12:5); —

1. of singing to (ל) God (Yahweh) Judg 5:3; Ps 27:6; Ps 101:1; Ps 104:33; Ps 105:2 = 1Chr 16:9 (all || שׁיר verb), Ps 9:12; Ps 30:5 (both || הוֺדוּ), Ps 47:7 (לְמַלְכֵּנוּ), Ps 66:4; Ps 71:23 (with תְּרַנֵּנָּה שְׂפָתַי), Ps 75:10 (|| הגיד), Ps 146:2 (|| הלל); followed by אֶלִֿ Ps 59:18 to his name לשׁם, Ps 18:50 = 2Sam 22:50 (|| אודך), Ps 92:2 (|| לְהֹדוֺת), Ps 135:3 (|| הללויה); followed by suffix = sing thee, praise thee in song Ps 30:13; Ps 57:10; Ps 108:4; Ps 138:1 (all || אודך); followed by acc ׳י Isa 12:5, אלהים Ps 47:7, אלהינו Ps 147:1, אדני Ps 68:33 (|| שׁירו), followed by שְׁמוֺ Ps 7:18 (|| אודה), Ps 9:3; Ps 61:9; Ps 66:4; Ps 68:5 (|| שׁידו); followed by כְּבוֺד שְׁמוֺ Ps 66:2, גבורתך Ps 21:14 (|| נשׁירה); followed by accusative of the song, מַשְׂכִּיל Ps 47:8 (see ׳מ below שׂכל); absolute Ps 57:8 (|| אשׁירה), Ps 98:4 (|| הָרִיעוּ, פִּצְחוּ, רַנְַנוּ), Ps 108:2 (|| אשׁירה; instrumental accompare vPs 108:3 compare also vPs 108:4 above), Ps 47:7 (twice in verse).

2. of playing musical instruments בְּנֵבֶל עָשׂוֺר זַמְּרוּלֿוֺ Ps 33:2 (|| בְּכִנּוֺר ׳הודו לי), compare Ps 144:9 (|| אשׁירה); אזמרה לך בכנור Ps 71:22 (|| אודך בִכְלִינֶֿבֶל); בכנ֑֑ור בכנור ׳לי ׳ז וקול זמרה Ps 98:5 בכנור ׳לא ׳ז Ps 147:7 (|| בתודה ׳ענו לי); בְּתֹף וכנור יזמרולֿו Ps 149:3 (|| יהללו שׁמו בְּמָחוֺל).

BDB9492 H2167 H2170

[זְמָר] noun [masculine] music (compare Biblical Hebrew I. [זָמַר]); — emphatic זְמָרָא Dan 3:5; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15.

Strong's Definition H2167

praises, sing, praise, psalms, forth

zāmar

properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e., play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music