Word
זָמִיר
zâmîyr · H2159 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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pruning
Causative action by which someone cuts away or cuts back unproductive branches so that they can produce better
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Sing002004001009006
- This entry carries no song/singing sense of its own; the domain is bundle-shared with the distinct, closely related lexeme זָמִיר (zâmîyr, H2158) and does not reflect an independent attested usage — this lexeme instead denotes a branch, as of a vine.
- Non-Whole002003001021
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, so this “Non-Whole” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexeme זָמִיר (zâmîyr, H2158) rather than independently attested here.
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
סָמַר çâmar · H5568 · to bristle, to stand on end, (one's flesh) creeps · 2×זְמוֹרָה zᵉmôwrâh · H2156 · branch of vine · 5×מְזַמְּרָה mᵉzammᵉrâh · H4212 · wick trimmer · 5×מַזְמֵרָה mazmêrâh · H4211 · pruning knife · 4×מַסְמֵר maçmêr · H4548 · nail · 4×זָמַר zâmar · H2168 · to sing praise, to prune · 3×זִמְרָה zimrâh · H2173 · music, strength · 1×מַשְׂמְרָה masmᵉrâh · H4930 · nail · 1×סָמָר çâmâr · H5569 · bristling locust · 1×זָמִירzâmîyr · H2159
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2159. zamir II. זָמִיר noun [masculine] trimming, pruning (compare LgBN 173) — only…
H2159. zamir
II. זָמִיר noun [masculine] trimming, pruning (compare LgBN 173) — only הַזָּמִיר עַת Son 2:12 (> others singing). — I. זמיר see below I. זמר above
II. זָמִיר noun [masculine] trimming, pruning (compare LgBN 173) — only הַזָּמִיר עַת Son 2:12 (> others singing). — I. זמיר see below I. זמר above
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0