זָמַר zâmar — to trim (a vine)

pronounced zaw-mar' · Strong's H2168 · 3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 2 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Niph'al

Translated in the KJV as prune.

a primitive root (compare H2167, H5568, H6785); to trim (a vine).

zâmar in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 2×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 2

תִּזְמֹ֣ר Lev 25:3 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular

Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; (KJV)

תִזְמֹֽר Lev 25:4 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular

But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. (KJV)

Niph'al 1×

Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them

Imperfect (yiqtol) 1

יִזָּמֵר֙ Isa 5:6 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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