Psalms 98:5

זַמְּר֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּכִנּ֑וֹר בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר וְק֣וֹל זִמְרָֽה
Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

זַמְּר֣וּ
זַמְּר֣וּ
Root word praises, sing, praise, psalms, forth
Dictionary form: זָמַר · dzaw-MAHR

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

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
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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.

BDB2387 H2167

BDB2386 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2388

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 HupZKM iii, (1840) 394 ff. iv, 139 ff. IdPsalm. 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

BDB9491 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9493

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

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
  • to sing, sing praise, make music
    • (Piel)
      • to make music, sing
        • "to play a musical instrument

לַ יהוָ֣ה
לַ
Prefix — preposition to, for
יהוָ֣ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Unto the lord")
Dictionary form: יְהֹוָה · yeh-hoh-WAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: unto 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.

BDB2100 H3068 H3069 H1961 H430 H589 H2022 H6635

BDB2099 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2101

יהוהc. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה proper name, of deity Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel — (

1. ᵑ0 יְהוָֺהC518 (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 Philode 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 LagSym i.14 BaudStudien i.179 ff.; DrStud.Bib.i.1 ff. For Jeve see StaZAW 1881, 346 Deib.1882, 173 f. & Gn. Excurs. ii.
2. on literature of interpretations see NesEg.67 Drl.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, NesEg.88 (but NesEg.91 inclines to Qal as RSBrit. & For. Ev. Rev see below); or from היה he who causes to fall, rain or lightning RSOTJC.ed.1, 423; om.ed.2, 245, compare WeSkizzen iii.175; 'Fäller,' destroying foes, StaG.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 RSBrit. & For. Ev. Rev. 1876, he will be it, i.e all that his servants look for (compare Ewinfr), he will approve himself (give evidence of being, assert his being Drl.c.17)).
**Theories of non-Hebrew or non-Semitic origin, opposed (in their older forms) by BauRel. i. 181 ff. (see especially 230); DlPa 162 ff. claimed Babylonian origin for יהו, against this Kuenational Religions, etc., Note iv (Eng. Trans. 329 ff.) JastrJBL xiil {1894}, 103 f. compare HptBAS i. 170 N; DlBabel u. Bibel, 46 f., 73 f. makes same claim for יהוה, against this see especially HirschZAW xxiil {1903}, 355 ff. ZimKATS. 465 ff.; SpiegelbZMG:liii {1899}, 633 ff. proposes (improbable) Egyptian etymology for יהוה; further discussions see in KöEB NAMES, § 112 and n.3. 'Jehovah' found in Jacob (? Johannes) Wessel († 1480), according to SchwThLZ, 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 EwBTh ii. 337, 338 RSl.c., Proph. 385 ff. Other interpretations are: I am he who I am, i.e. it is no concern of yours (Le Clerc LagPsalt.Hieron.156); I am (this is my name), inasmuch as I am (אֲשֶׁר = כִּי; AE JDMich WeJD 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 DlPa 158 ff. DrStud. 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 RP 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. — BonkZAW 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

BDB3474 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3476

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

BDB3483 H3068 H3069

BDB3482 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3484

יהוה proper name, of deity, see below הוה.

BDB3489 H3068 H3097

BDB3488 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3490

׳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.

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

בְּ כִנּ֑וֹר
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
כִנּ֑וֹר
Root word harp, harps
Dictionary form: כִּנּוֹר · kin-NORE

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with the 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.

BDB4102 H3658

BDB4101 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4103

כִּנּוֺר noun masculinePs 81:3 lyre (on formation compare LagBN 89, Anm.; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כִּנָּרָא, ; Mandean כינאר(אׅ NöM § 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 BenzArchaeology 273 ff. NowArchaeology 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 DrAmos, p. 236 f.

harp, harps
kinnôr
a harp
  • lyre, harp

בְּ ֝כִנּ֗וֹר
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
֝כִנּ֗וֹר
Root word harp, harps
Dictionary form: כִּנּוֹר · kin-NORE

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with the 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
More options
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.

BDB4102 H3658

BDB4101 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4103

כִּנּוֺר noun masculinePs 81:3 lyre (on formation compare LagBN 89, Anm.; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כִּנָּרָא, ; Mandean כינאר(אׅ NöM § 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 BenzArchaeology 273 ff. NowArchaeology 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 DrAmos, p. 236 f.

harp, harps
kinnôr
a harp
  • lyre, harp

וְ ק֣וֹל
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
ק֣וֹל
Root word voice, noise, sound, thunder, thunders, …
Dictionary form: קוֹל · kole

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

In the KJV here: and the voice
the voice ×95 my voice ×32 voice ×32 his voice ×30 thy voice ×19 and the voice ×17 their voice ×16 a voice ×15
More options
voice — Best default; fits speech, divine address, crying out.
sound — Prefer when source is non-human or instrumental.
noise — Good for loud, chaotic, or crowd contexts.
cry — Use for calls of distress, shouting, or weeping.
thunder — Fits theophany passages where God's voice roars.
proclamation — Use when the sense is a formal public announcement.

BDB7359 H6963

BDB7358 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7360

קוֺל (sometimes, with prefix and suffix, קֹל)506 noun masculineGen 39:14 sound, voice; — absolute קוֺל Gen 4:10 + (הַקֹּל Gen 27:22; Gen 45:16); construct קוֺל Gen 3:8 + (וְקֹל Exod 19:16, לְקֹל Exod 4:8 (twice in verse)); suffix קוֺלִי 1Sam 26:17 +, קוֺלְךָ Judg 18:25 +, etc. (קֹלִי Gen 22:18, קֹלֶ֑ךָ Exod 3:18, etc.); plural (usually of thunder) קֹלֹת Exod 9:23 + 4 t., קוֺלֹת Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15), קֹלוֺת 1Sam 2:17 + 5 t.; —

1. sound: especially
  a. of human voice Josh 6:10; 2Kgs 7:10 in speech Gen 27:22 (twice in verse); 1Sam 1:13; 1Sam 24:17; 1Sam 26:17 (twice in verse); recognized (הִכִּיר) v1Sam 26:17; Jer 18:3 ׳יְפֵה ק Ezek 33:32 pleasant of voice, compare Song 2:14 (twice in verse); Song 8:13 in singing Exod 32:18; 2Sam 19:36; Isa 52:8, calling Judg 9:7, shouting Exod 32:17; 1Sam 4:6 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:40; Ezra 3:13, rejoicing Jer 7:34 (4 t. in verse) = Jer 16:9; Jer 25:10; Jer 33:11, praise Ps 66:8; Ps 26:7; Joel 2:10, laughter Jer 30:19, weeping Gen 21:16; Judg 2:4; 1Sam 11:4; Ruth 1:9; Ruth 1:14; Ezra 3:13, outcry Gen 39:15; Gen 39:18; 1Sam 4:14; Jer 8:19, distress, lament Jer 9:18; Ezek 27:30; Zech 11:3; Ps 102:6, supplication Ps 28:2; Ps 28:6; Ps 31:23; Ps 86:6 adverb אֶחָד ׳ק with one voice Exod 24:3; 2Chr 5:13, גָּדוֺל ׳ק loud voice 2Sam 15:23 + (compare ׳ג ׳בְּק Gen 39:14; 1Sam 28:12 +), רָם ׳ק Deut 27:14 ׳נָשָׂא ק Gen 21:16 + (see נָשָׂא 1 b (5)), ׳הֵרִים ק Gen 39:15 + (see דום Hiph`il); on ׳ק as independent noun, followed by subject + verb of calling Ps 3:5; Ps 27:7; Ps 142:2 see Ges«GKC:144m»§ 144m
  b. of ׳י Gen 3:8; Gen 3:10; Isa 6:8; Exod 19:19; 1Kgs 19:3; Mic 6:9; Ezek 10:5 (compare also 2 b) +; adverb גָּדוֺל ׳ק Deut 5:19; Ezek 9:1 דְּמָמָה דַקָּה ׳ק 1Kgs 19:12.
  c. of seraph Isa 6:4.
  d. of angel Dan 8:16 (אָדָם ׳ק i.e. in human speech, compare Bev); דְּבָרָיו ׳ק Dan 10:6; Dan 10:9 (twice in verse).
  e. of animals: bleating of sheep 1Sam 15:14, lowing of cattle v1Sam 15:14; Jer 9:9, neighing of horses Jer 8:16, roaring of lion Amos 3:4; Jer 2:15 +, hissing of serpent Jer 46:22 (in simile), singing of birds Nah 2:8; Zeph 2:14; Ps 104:12; Song 2:12; Eccl 12:4. feminine exclamation, at beginning of clause, a sound of...! = hark! Gen 4:10; Isa 13:4; Isa 40:3; Isa 52:8; Jer 4:15; Jer 10:22; Jer 50:28; Song 2:8; Song 5:2 (Ges«GKC:146b»§ 146b).
2. sound:
  a. of instrument, especially (הַ)שֹּׁפָר ׳ק Exod 9:16; Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15) Amos 2:2; 1Kgs 1:41 +, ׳חֲצֹצְרוֺת וגו 2Chr 5:13, כִּנּוֺר Ezek 26:13, עוּנָב Job 21:12 of פַּעֲמֹנִים on high priest's robe Exod 28:35.
2. thunder-clap or peal (compare Dr 1Sam 12:17), ׳קוֺל י (or קוֺלוֺ) Amos 1:2; Isa 30:30; Isa 30:31; Jer 10:13 = Jer 51:16, Joel 2:11; Joel 4:16; Ps 18:14 = 2Sam 22:14; Ps 29:3; Ps 29:7; Ps 46:7; Job 37:4 (compare 1Sam 7:10; Ps 77:18; Ps 77:19; Ps 104:7), so especially plural absolute (see above) Exod 9:23; Exod 9:28; Exod 9:29; Exod 9:33; Exod 9:34; Exod 19:16; Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15), 1Sam 7:10; 1Sam 12:17; 1Sam 12:18; Job 28:26 = Job 38:25.
  c. קוֺל רַגְלֶיהָ 1Kgs 14:6 compare 2Kgs 6:32, and (probably) Gen 3:8 also (הַ)צְּעָדָה ׳ק 2Sam 5:24 = 1Chr 14:15 of runners 2Kgs 11:13; 2Chr 23:12.
  d. stamping of hoofs Jer 47:3; Ezek 26:10 ( +chariots, etc.), compare 1Kgs 1:41.
  e. of chariots Nah 3:2; Joel 2:5 wheels Ezek 3:13 whip Nah 3:2. feminine of sea, and great waters Hab 3:10; Ezek 1:24; Ezek 43:2; Ps 93:3; Ps 93:4, compare Jer 50:42 (in simile); צִנּוֺרֶיךָ ׳ק Ps 42:8.
  g. earthquake Ezek 37:7.
  h. a fall Jer 49:21; Ezek 26:15; Ezek 31:16.
  i. of a multitude 1Sam 4:14; Isa 13:4; Ezek 23:42.
  j. din of war Exod 32:17; Jer 50:22; Jer 50:46; Jer 51:55; Lam 2:7.
  k. of wings Ezek 1:24; Ezek 3:13; Ezek 10:5.
1. flame Joel 2:5 crackling of thorns Eccl 7:6 rustling of leaves Lev 26:36. masculine millstones Jer 25:10; Eccl 12:4.
3. of articulate speech, thing said:
  a. (1) often of human advice, command, entreaty Gen 3:17; Gen 4:23; Exod 3:18; Exod 4:1; Exod 4:9; Deut 1:45; Deut 21:18 (twice in verse); Deut 21:20; 1Sam 2:25; 1Sam 8:7; 1Sam 8:9; 2Sam 12:18 דִּבְרֵיכֶם ׳ק Deut 1:34; Deut 5:25 even of written words 2Kgs 10:6 so also הָאֹת ׳ק Exod 4:8 (twice in verse) voice (teaching) of the sign. (2) of a report Gen 45:16; Eccl 10:20. (3) of a proclamation Exod 36:6 (P), 2Chr 24:9; 2Chr 30:5; 2Chr 36:22 = Ezra 1:1; Ezra 10:7; Neh 8:15. (4) אָלָה ׳ק Lev 5:1 utterance of adjuration.
  b. often (especially Deuteronomy, Jeremiah) of words of ׳י Gen 22:18; Gen 26:5; Exod 5:2; Exod 15:26; Exod 19:5; Deut 8:20; Deut 9:23; Deut 13:15; Deut 13:19 +, Judg 2:2; Judg 2:20; Judg 6:10; 1Sam 12:14; 1Sam 12:15; 1Sam 15:1; 1Sam 15:19; 1Sam 15:20; 1Sam 15:22; Jer 3:13; Jer 3:25; Jer 7:23 +; of ׳מַלְאַךְ י Exod 23:21; Exod 23:22. — קֹל Jer 3:9 see below קלל.

BDB7450 H6963

BDB7449 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7451

קֹל noun [masculine] lightness, frivolity (so Vrss Ki Gie; Gf thinks = קָלוֺן; > = voice); — מִקֹּל זְנוּנָהּ Jer 3:9. — קֹל voice, see קוֺל.

BDB9854 H6963

BDB9853 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9855

קול (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew קול, קוֺל).

voice, noise, sound, thunder, thunders, …
qôl
a voice or sound
  • voice, sound, noise
    • voice
      • "sound (of instrument)
    lightness, frivolity

זִמְרָֽה
זִמְרָֽה
Root word melody, psalm
Dictionary form: זִמְרָה · dzim-RAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: of a psalm
a psalm ×1 of a psalm ×1 of melody ×1 the melody ×1
More options
song — Broadest, most natural term for sung worship.
melody — Emphasizes the musical tune rather than lyrics.
psalm — Retain for explicitly liturgical or Psalter contexts.
hymn — Suits formal corporate worship settings.
music — Use when the abstract concept of music is in view.

BDB2388 H2172 H2176

BDB2387 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2389

I. זִמְרָה noun feminine melody, song, in praise of ׳י — absolute ׳ז Ps 81:3 + 2 t.; זִמְרָת Exod 15:2; Ps 118:14; Isa 12:2, read זִמְרָתִ(יׅ (see DiEx SS); construct זִמְרַת Amos 5:23, on Gen 43:11 see below; —

1. of instrumental music וְזִמְרַת נְבָלֶיךָ Amos 5:23 (|| המון שִׁריך).
2. of singing ׳תּוֺדָה וקול ז Isa 51:3 as subject of song עֻזִּי וְזִמְרָתִי יָהּ (so read) Exod 15:2; Isa 12:2; Ps 118:14.
3. not clearly determined וּתְנותֹֿ֑ף כנור נעים ׳שְׂאוּזֿ עםנָָֽֿבֶלָ Ps 81:3 ׳בכנור וקול ז Ps 98:5 (compare III. זמר near the end). — On מִזִּמְרַת הארץ Gen 43:11 see זמרה below

זִמְרָת see I. זִמְרָה. above

melody, psalm
zimrâ
a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument
  • music, melody, song

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.
זַמְּר֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּכִנּ֑וֹר Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר Revia Mugrash — a lesser break וְק֣וֹל זִמְרָֽה Silluq — end of the verse

זַמְּרוּ לַיהוָה בְּכִנּוֹר בְּכִנּוֹר וְקוֹל זִמְרָֽה׃
5
Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
Cross References

Isaiah 51:3

כִּֽי-נִחַם יְהוָה צִיּוֹן נִחַם כָּל-חָרְבֹתֶיהָ וַיָּשֶׂם מִדְבָּרָהּ כְּעֵדֶן וְעַרְבָתָהּ כְּגַן-יְהוָה שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה יִמָּצֵא בָהּ תּוֹדָה וְקוֹל זִמְרָֽה׃
3
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

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
8
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.

Psalms 33:2

הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה בְּכִנּוֹר בְּנֵבֶל עָשׂוֹר זַמְּרוּ-לֽוֹ׃
2
Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

1 Chronicles 25:1

וַיַּבְדֵּל דָּוִיד וְשָׂרֵי הַצָּבָא לַֽעֲבֹדָה לִבְנֵי אָסָף וְהֵימָן וִֽידוּתוּן ‫(הנביאים)‬ הַֽנִּבְּאִים בְּכִנֹּרוֹת בִּנְבָלִים וּבִמְצִלְתָּיִם וַֽיְהִי מִסְפָּרָם אַנְשֵׁי מְלָאכָה לַעֲבֹֽדָתָֽם׃
1
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

2 Chronicles 29:25

וַיַּֽעֲמֵד אֶת-הַלְוִיִּם בֵּית יְהוָה בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם בִּנְבָלִים וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת בְּמִצְוַת דָּוִיד וְגָד חֹזֵֽה-הַמֶּלֶךְ וְנָתָן הַנָּבִיא כִּי בְיַד-יְהוָה הַמִּצְוָה בְּיַד-נְבִיאָֽיו׃
25
And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.

Psalms 92:3

עֲֽלֵי-עָשׂוֹר וַעֲלֵי-נָבֶל עֲלֵי הִגָּיוֹן בְּכִנּֽוֹר׃
3
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

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
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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:

1 Chronicles 15:16

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