Strong's H2167

זָמַר

Transliteration

zâmar

Pronunciation

zaw-mar'

Definition

play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music

KJV usage

give praise, sing forth praises, psalms.

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.

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.