Daniel 3:5:13Dan.3.5.W13TAB
זְמָרָ֑א
zemara
“music”
- Transliteration
- ze-ma-RA
- Extended
- zeh-mah-RAA
- IPA
- /zə.maˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- music
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ze-ma-RA
- phraseyour reading level
zeh-NEE ze-ma-RA
- clause
beh-ih-DDA-nah dee-TISH-me-UN KAL kar-NA mash-ro-ki-TA kih-teh-ROS kaht-ROHS sab-be-KHA peh-sahn-TEH-reen soom-po-NYA veh-KHOL zeh-NEE ze-ma-RA
- sentence
beh-ih-DDA-nah dee-TISH-me-UN KAL kar-NA mash-ro-ki-TA kih-teh-ROS kaht-ROHS sab-be-KHA peh-sahn-TEH-reen soom-po-NYA veh-KHOL zeh-NEE ze-ma-RA tip-le-UN veh-tis-ge-DOON leh-TSE-lem dah-ha-VA DI ha-KIM neh-voo-khad-neh-TSAR mal-KA
Root and etymology
z-m-rZayin–Mem–Resh
“song, music”
In context — Daniel 3:5
At the time that you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, harp, trigon, psalteries, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up .
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Daniel 3:5, so the Hebrew word זְמָרָ֑א (zemara) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.3.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.5.W13.S1) and character.