זמר

Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *zamar-.

Verb

זמר • (transliteration needed)

  1. to sing

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ז־מ־ר (z-m-r)
8 terms

From Proto-Semitic *zamar-.

Noun

זַמָּר • (zamár) m (plural indefinite זַמָּרִים, feminine counterpart זַמֶּרֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. singer
Declension
Declension of זַמָּר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite זַמָּר first זַמָּרִי זַמָּרֵנוּ
definite הַזַּמָּר second זַמָּרְךָ זַמָּרֵךְ זַמַּרְכֶם זַמַּרְכֶן
construct זַמַּר־ third זַמָּרוֹ זַמָּרָהּ זַמָּרָם זַמָּרָן
plural indefinite זַמָּרִים first זמריי / זַמָּרַי זַמָּרֵינוּ
definite הַזַּמָּרִים second זַמָּרֶיךָ זמרייך / זַמָּרַיִךְ זַמָּרֵיכֶם זַמָּרֵיכֶן
construct זַמָּרֵי־ third זַמָּרָיו זַמָּרֶיהָ זַמָּרֵיהֶם זַמָּרֵיהֶן

Noun

זֶמֶר • (zémer) m (plural indefinite זְמָרִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. song, singing, especially traditional and popular Hebrew songs.
Declension
Declension of זֶמֶר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite זֶמֶר first זִמְרִי זִמְרֵנוּ
definite הַזֶּמֶר second זִמְרְךָ זִמְרֵךְ זִמְרְכֶם זִמְרְכֶן
construct זֶמֶר־ third זִמְרוֹ זִמְרָהּ זִמְרָם זִמְרָן
plural indefinite זְמָרִים first זמריי / זְמָרַי זְמָרֵינוּ
definite הַזְּמָרִים second זְמָרֶיךָ זמרייך / זְמָרַיִךְ זִמְרֵיכֶם זִמְרֵיכֶן
construct זִמְרֵי־ third זְמָרָיו זְמָרֶיהָ זִמְרֵיהֶם זִמְרֵיהֶן
Derived terms

Verb

זִמֵּר • (zimér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of זימר.

Verb

זֻמַּר • (zumár) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of זומר.

References

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

זָמַר • (zamár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to prune, especially a grapevine
    • Tanach, Leviticus 25:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים תִּזְרַע שָׂדֶךָ, וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים תִּזְמֹר כַּרְמֶךָ; וְאָסַפְתָּ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָהּ.
      shésh shaním tizrá sadékha, v'shésh shaním tizmór karmékha; v'asáfta et-t'vu'atáh.
      Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard; and gather in the produce thereof.
Conjugation
Conjugation of זָמַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לזמור / לִזְמֹר
action noun זְמִירָה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first זָמַרְתִּי זָמַרְנוּ
second זָמַרְתָּ זָמַרְתְּ זְמַרְתֶּם1 זְמַרְתֶּן1
third זָמַר זָמְרָה זָמְרוּ
present זוֹמֵר זוֹמֶרֶת זוֹמְרִים זוֹמְרוֹת
future first אזמור / אֶזְמֹר נזמור / נִזְמֹר
second תזמור / תִּזְמֹר תִּזְמְרִי תִּזְמְרוּ תזמורנה / תִּזְמֹרְנָה2
third יזמור / יִזְמֹר תזמור / תִּזְמֹר יִזְמְרוּ תזמורנה / תִּזְמֹרְנָה2
imperative positive זמור / זְמֹר זִמְרִי זִמְרוּ זמורנה / זְמֹרְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced זָמַרְתֶּם and זָמַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 3

Root
ז־מ־ר (z-m-r)
8 terms

Noun

זֶמֶר • (zémer) m (plural indefinite זְמָרִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (biblical) one of the seven kosher beasts, whose identity is unknown. Probably the mountain sheep. Further details are uncertain.
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 14:4-5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      זֹאת הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר תֹּאכֵלוּ; שׁוֹר שֵׂה כְשָׂבִים וְשֵׂה עִזִּים. אַיָּל וּצְבִי וְיַחְמוּר; וְאַקּוֹ וְדִישֹׁן וּתְאוֹ וָזָמֶר.
      zót hab'hemá ashér tokhélu; shór sé k'savím v'sé izím. ayál utsví v'yakhmúr; v'akó v'dishón ut'ó vazámer.
      These are the beasts which ye shall eat; the ox, the sheep, and the goat.
      The hart, and the gazelle, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and the mountain-sheep.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew זֶמֶר (zémer).

Noun

זמר • (zemer) m, diminutive זמרל (zemerl)

  1. song

See also

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