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Zemirah, a Benjamite listed in 1 Chronicles 7:8
Zemirah was a Benjamite appearing in the genealogical lists of 1 Chronicles 7:8. The name derives from the root for 'song' or 'music,' suggesting a family heritage connected to singing or instrumental music. The Greek manuscripts vary slightly ('Amarias,' 'Zamaria/s'), reflecting transmission variations. Names related to music were meaningful in Israelite culture, which valued song as central to worship, celebration, and cultural memory.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A Benjamite in 1 Chronicles 7:8, whose name derives from the root for 'song' or 'praise music.' The multilingual glosses transliterate the name, with French and German bracketing it. The Greek variants ('Amarias,' 'Zamaria') show transmission variation, but the musical etymology would have connected this individual to Israel's rich tradition of song in worship and life. 1×
AR["زَميرَة"]·ben["সমীরা"]·DE["[זמירה]"]·EN["Zemirah"]·FR["[זמירה]"]·heb["זמירה"]·HI["जमीराह"]·ID["Zemira"]·IT["[זמירה]"]·jav["Zémira"]·KO["스미라"]·PT["Zemirah"]·RU["Земира"]·ES["Zemira"]·SW["Zemira"]·TR["Zemira"]·urd["زمیرہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† זְמִירָה n.pr.m. a Benjamite, 1 Ch 7:8, 𝔊 Ἀμαριας; 𝔊A, 𝔊L Ζαμαρια(ς).