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זִמְרִי

𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤉

Zimeri

H2174 noun

SILEX Entry

Root זמר to sing, make music, prune

Definition

A personal and group name meaning 'Zimri.' Primarily used as a proper noun: (1) the name of several individual Israelites in various genealogies and narratives; (2) the name of a non-Israelite (Arabian) tribe. The meaning of the name is uncertain but is possibly connected to the root meaning 'to make music/sing,' suggesting 'my music' or 'my joyful song,' although this is speculative. As a proper name, it is not directly used in modern lexical senses apart from its referential and genealogical function.

Semantic Range

proper noun (personal name, Israelite or Arabian group); possibly 'my song' or 'my praise' by etymology, but in usage restricted to referential sense as name or ethnonym

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root זמר (zmr), commonly meaning 'to sing, make music, prune.' The formation with the '-î' ending generally denotes possession or relation, potentially meaning 'my song' or 'my praise,' but as a personal name the exact nuance is unclear and may not be significant. The same form is used for both Israelite and non-Israelite names in the Hebrew Bible. Root: זמר.

Historical & Contextual Notes

זִמְרִי appears commonly as a proper name in the Hebrew Bible: (1) an Israelite chieftain of the tribe of Simeon slain during the wilderness wanderings (Num 25:14); (2) a king of Israel who reigned for seven days (1 Kgs 16:9–20); (3-5) several other minor figures in genealogical lists. Outside of Israelite contexts, זִמְרִי also denotes an Arabian group or tribe, mentioned in Jer 25:25. The term is not used with lexical meaning beyond its function as a name or ethnonym. Later English translations sometimes retroject the term as 'Zimri' regardless of ethnic or chronological nuance. The '-î' suffix in personal names can indicate descent, possession, or relation, but is often merely a name-forming element. There is no evidence that the name conveys the notion of 'musical' in the sense of skill or occupation in biblical usage; the association is etymologically possible but remains at the level of word formation, not context. The name should not be confused with the verb 'to sing' (zamar) in terms of function or meaning in narratives.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from זָמַר; musical; Zimri, the name of five Israelites, and of an Arabian tribe; Zimri.

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Root Family

זמר (z-m-r) — to sing, make music, prune

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2156 זְמוֹרָה the pruned vine-shoot
H2158 זָמִיר with musical songs
H2159 זָמִיר the pruned shoot
H2160 זְמִירָה Zemirah
H2167 זָמַר I will make music in praise

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2174-02 זִמְרִ֖י zimeri HNp Zimri Zimri 13
H2174-01 וְ/זִמְרִ֖י vezimeri HC/Np and Zimri and Zimri 2

Occurrences in Scripture

15 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2174-02 Numbers 25:14 זִמְרִ֖י zimeri HNp was Zimri Zimri
H2174-02 1 Kings 16:9 זִמְרִ֔י zimeri HNp Zimri Zimri
H2174-02 1 Kings 16:10 זִמְרִי֙ zimeri HNp Zimri Zimri
H2174-02 1 Kings 16:12 זִמְרִ֔י zimeri HNp Zimri Zimri
H2174-02 1 Kings 16:15 זִמְרִ֛י zimeri HNp Zimri Zimri
H2174-02 1 Kings 16:16 זִמְרִ֔י zimeri HNp Zimri Zimri
H2174-02 1 Kings 16:18 זִמְרִי֙ zimeri HNp Zimri Zimri
H2174-02 1 Kings 16:20 זִמְרִ֔י zimeri HNp of Zimri Zimri
H2174-02 2 Kings 9:31 זִמְרִ֖י zimeri HNp Zimri Zimri
H2174-02 Jeremiah 25:25 זִמְרִ֗י zimeri HNp Zimri Zimri
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