זִמְרָת
zim.rat
song
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided lexicon data, the Hebrew word is defined as "song". This term appears three times in the Bible, suggesting that it has a specific and limited scope of application. The significance of the word can be inferred from its association with other words in the biblical texts where it appears. Given its definition as a "song", the contexts in which it's used might relate to musical or poetic language, possibly with a focus on joy, praise, or even lamentation. Without further context or information about its usage, we can only observe its function as a term for a specific type of expression or art form. As a distinctively short and simple term in a poetic or musical context, can provide insight into the range of emotional expression and forms of artistic expression in the texts where it appears.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
Exodus 15:2Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.