MELODY
| melody (zem-rä') [H2172] |  |
| Isaiah 51:3, Psalm 81:3 (81:2 KJV), 98:5 (total 3 occurrences) | |
| "Lift up a melody, and present a frame-drum. A lyre harmonious with a harp." - Psalm 81:3 (81:2 KJV) | |
| "melody to [alt. play to] YAHVEH with a lyre. With a lyre and the sound of a melody." - Psalm 98:5 | |
| "...and joy will be found in her with thanksgiving and the sound of a melody." - Isaiah 51:3 | |
| and melody (va-zem-rät') [H2176] |  |
| "my strength and melody is YAH..." - Exodus 15:2; ; Isaiah 12:2; Psalm 118:14 (total 3 occurrences) | |
| and melody (va-zem-rät') [H2172] |  |
| "Take you away from Me the din of your chanting and melody of your harps, let Me not hear." - Amos 5:23 | |
MELODIES
| melodies (za-me-rot') [H2158] |  |
"Now these are the last words of David: The saying of David the son of Jesse, and the saying of the man raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and harmonious melodies of Israel:" - 2 Samuel 23:1 |
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| "But none none of them say: 'Where is God my Maker, who gives melodies in the night;'" - Job 35:10 | |
| "Your statutes have become melodies to me in the house of my sojourning." - Psalm 119:54 | |
| melodies (za-me-rot') [H2158] |  |
"From the ends of the earth we have heard melodies. 'Glory to the righteous.' But I say: 'I waste away, I waste away, woe is me! The treacherous deal treacherously; yea, the treacherous deal very treacherously.'" - Isaiah 24:16 |
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| with melodies (bez-me-rot') [H2158] |  |
| "Let us come before His presence in thanksgiving. With melodies let us joyfully cry out to Him." - Psalm 95:2 | |
SACRED MELODY [psalm]
e.g., a "sacred melody of David." - Psalm 3:1
| sacred melody (mez-mor') [H4210] |  |
Psalm 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 8:1, 9:1, 12:1, 13:1, 15:1, 19:1, 20:1, 21:1, 22:1, 23:1, 24:1, 29:1, 30:1, 31:1, 38:1, 39:1, 40:1, 41:1, 47:1, 48:1, 49:1, 50:1, 51:1, 62:1, 63:1, 64:1, 65:1, 66:1, 67:1, 68:1, 73:1, 75:1, 76:1, 77:1, 79:1, 80:1, 82:1, 83:1, 84:1, 85:1, 87:1, 88:1, 92:1, 98:1, 100:1, 101:1, 108:1, 109:1, 110:1, 139:1, 140:1, 141:1, 143:1 (total 57 occurrences) |
PLAY verb [alt. melody]
e.g., "Give thanks to YAHVEH with a lyre. With a harp of ten, melody to Him." [alt. play to Him]." - Psalm 33:2
The thought of to melody [in relation to an musician] is comparable to the term to sing [in relation to a singer] and is handled by words derived from the Hebrew root zmr. The term to play is a more generic term and is handled by words derived from the Hebrew root ngn. However, even though the translation to melody, I will melody, etc. is closest to the thought expressed in the Biblical Hebrew, the translation of to play, I will play, etc. is an acceptable translation into the English language for most audiences and for sake of clarity is the form utilized below.
| play (zä-ma-ru') [H2167] |  |
1 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 9:12 (9:11 KJV), 30:5 (30:4 KJV), 33:2, 47:7 (47:6 KJV) 2x, 47:8 (47:7 KJV), 66:2, 68:5 (68:4 KJV), 68:33 (68:32 KJV), 98:5, 105:2, 135:3, 147:7; Isaiah 12:5 (total 15 occurrences) |
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| play (zä-ma'-ru) [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 47:7 (47:6 KJV) [2x] (total 2 occurrences) | |
| and play (va-zä-ma'-ru) [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 98:4 (total 1 occurrence) | |
I will play (alt., I will melody)
e.g., "O God, a new song I will sing to You, with a harp of ten I will play to You." - Psalm 144:9
| I will play (ä-zä-ma-rä') [H2167] |  |
Psalm 9:3 (9:2 KJV), 61:9 (61:8 KJV), 71:22, 71:23, 75:10 (75:9 KJV), 104:33, 144:9, 146:2 (total 8 occurrences) |
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| I will play (ä-zä-ma'-rä) [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 18:50 (18:49 KJV) [see parallel verse - 2 Samuel 22:50 ä-zä-mar'], 59:18 (59:17 KJV), 101:1 (total 3 occurrences) | |
| I will play (ä-zä-mar') [H2167] |  |
| Judges 5:3; 2 Samuel 22:50 [see parallel verse - Psalm 18:50 (18:49 KJV) (ä-zä-ma'-rä)] (total 2 occurrences) | |
| and I will play (vä-ä-zä-ma-rä')[H2167] |  |
| Psalm 7:18 (7:17 KJV), 27:6, 108:2 (108:1 KJV) (total 3 occurrences) | |
| and I will play (vä-ä-zä-ma'-rä) [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 57:8 (57:7 KJV) (total 1 occurrence) | |
| I will play to You (ä-zä-ma-ra'-chä)[H2167] |  |
| Psalm 138:1 (total 1 occurrence) | |
| I will play to You (ä-zä-mar-chä') [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 57:10 (57:9 KJV) (total 1 occurrence) | |
| and I will play to You (vä-ä-zä-mar-chä') [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 108:4 (108:3 KJV) (total 1 occurrence) | |
they will play (alt., they will melody)
| they will play (ya-zä-ma-ru') [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 66:4, 149:3 (total 2 occurrences) | |
| and they will play (ve-zä-ma-ru') [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 66:4 (total 1 occurrences) | |
| they will play to You (ya-zä-mär-chä') [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 30:13 (30:12 KJV) (total 1 occurrences) | |
we will play (alt., we will melody)
| and we will play (u-na-zä-ma-rä') [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 21:14 (21:13 JPS) (total 1 occurrences) | |
to play (alt., to melody)
e.g., "...for it is good to play to our God..." - Psalm 147:1
| to play (zä-ma-rä') [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 147:1 (total 1 occurrences) | |
| and to play (ul-zä-mar') [H2167] |  |
| Psalm 92:2 (92:1 KJV) (total 1 occurrences) | |
MUSICIANS
| musicians (zä-mä-rä-yä') [H2171] |  |
| Ezra 7:24 (total 1 occurrences) | |
INSTRUMENT
| instrument (za-mä-rä') [H2170] |  |
| Daniel 3:5, 3:7, 3:10, 3:15 (total 4 occurrences) | |
PRUNE
| the pruning (hä-zä-mer') [H2158] |  |
"The flowers appear in the land. Time of the pruning has arrived and the sound of the turtledove is heard in our land;" - Song of Songs 2:12 (lit. a "Song of the Songs which are of Solomon") |
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| to prune (tez-mor') [H2168] |  |
| Leviticus 25:3, 25:4 (total 2 occurrences) | |
| pruned (ye-zä-mar') [H2168] |  |
| Isaiah 5:6 (total 1 occurrence) | |