זְמִר֥וֹת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 זְמִר֥וֹת

   ze-mi-ROT

   songs of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   ze-mi-ROT yis-ra-EL

   songs of Israel
3. clause🔊 נְאֻ֧ם דָּוִ֣ד בֶּן־יִשַׁ֗י וּנְאֻ֤ם הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ הֻ֣קַם עָ֔ל מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   ne-UM da-VID ben-yi-SHAI u-ne-UM ha-GE-ver hu-KAM AL me-shi-AKH e-lo-HEI ya-a-KOV u-ne-IM ze-mi-ROT yis-ra-EL

   utterance of David son of Jesse and utterance of the man was raised on high or above anointed one of God of Jacob and pleasant songs of Israel
4. sentence🔊 וְאֵ֛לֶּה דִּבְרֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים נְאֻ֧ם דָּוִ֣ד בֶּן־יִשַׁ֗י וּנְאֻ֤ם הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ הֻ֣קַם עָ֔ל מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   ve-E-leh div-REI da-VID ha-a-kha-ro-NIM ne-UM da-VID ben-yi-SHAI u-ne-UM ha-GE-ver hu-KAM AL me-shi-AKH e-lo-HEI ya-a-KOV u-ne-IM ze-mi-ROT yis-ra-EL

   and these words of David the last ones utterance of David son of Jesse and utterance of the man was raised on high or above anointed one of God of Jacob and pleasant songs of Israel

Exegesis

The closing compound uneim zemirot Yisrael {וּנְעִים זְמִרוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל | wə-nᵊ-ʿî-m zᵊ-mî-rōṯ yiś-rā-ʼél} ‘and pleasant one of the songs of Israel’ frames David’s role as national poet, creating a triadic parallel that highlights his prophetic, kingly, and worship leadership roles.

Root and etymology

z-m-r🔊 ז־מ־ר

“sing, chant”

• 🔊 זִמְרָהzimrahsong, praisePsalm 92:1