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Aramaic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *zamar-.
Verb
זמר • (transliteration needed)
- to sing
Hebrew
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *zamar-.
Noun
זַמָּר • (zamár) m (plural indefinite זַמָּרִים, feminine counterpart זַמֶּרֶת)
- singer
Noun
זֶמֶר • (zémer) m (plural indefinite זְמָרִים)
- song, singing, especially traditional and popular Hebrew songs.
Derived terms
Verb
זִמֵּר • (zimér) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of זימר.
Verb
זֻמַּר • (zumár) (pu'al construction)
- defective spelling of זומר.
Etymology 2
Verb
זָמַר • (zamár) (pa'al construction)
- 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.- shesh shaním tizrá' sadécha, vəshésh shaním tizmór karmécha; vəasáfta et-təvuatáh.
- Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard; and gather in the produce thereof.
Conjugation
Etymology 3
Noun
זֶמֶר • (zémer) m (plural indefinite זְמָרִים)
- (biblical) one of the seven kosher beasts, whose identity is unknown. Probably the giraffe.
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.- zot habəhemá ashér tochélu, shor se chəsavím vəse 'izzím. ayyál utzəví vəyaḥmúr, vəaqó vədishón utəó 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)
- song
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