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מַזְמֵרָה

𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄

mazmêrâh

H4211 noun

SILEX Entry

Root זמר to prune, trim, cut off (especially plant parts)

Definition

A cutting instrument used for pruning, specifically a pruning knife or pruning-hook employed in viticulture or horticulture. Denotes a tool designed for trimming or cutting branches of vines, trees, or other cultivated plants to promote healthy growth. The term does not refer to weaponry but to agricultural practice.

Semantic Range

pruning knife, pruning-hook, implement for trimming vines or branches, tool for viticulture or arboriculture

Root / Etymology

From the root זמר (zmr), which means 'to prune, trim.' מַזְמֵרָה (mazmêrâh) is a feminine noun form constructed with the instrumental suffix -ָה, indicating an implement related to the action of the root. Thus, it denotes 'an instrument for pruning.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

מַזְמֵרָה appears in late biblical Hebrew, specifically in prophetic literature (Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3; Joel 3:10), often in poetic or oracular passages that contrast agricultural implements with weapons (e.g., 'they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks'). Here, the word serves as a symbol of peaceful agricultural activity in contrast to war. The term is not attested in the earlier narrative or legal texts, suggesting it was not widely used or prevalent outside prophetic and poetic contexts. Similar tools are referenced by neighboring cultures, but Hebrew distinguishes מַזְמֵרָה for vine or tree pruning specifically, in contrast to more general terms for knives or sickles.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from זָמַר; a pruningknife; pruning-hook.

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Root Family

זמר (z-m-r) — to prune, trim, cut off (plant parts)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2156 זְמוֹרָה the pruned vine-shoot
H2158 זָמִיר with musical songs
H2159 זָמִיר the pruned shoot
H2160 זְמִירָה Zemirah
H2167 זָמַר I will make music in praise

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H4211-02 לְ/מַזְמֵר֔וֹת lemazemerot HR/Ncfpa into-pruning-hooks for pruning-knives 2
H4211-01 בַּ/מַּזְמֵר֔וֹת bamazemerot HRd/Ncfpa with pruning hooks with the pruning-knives 1
H4211-03 וּ/מַזְמְרֹֽתֵי/כֶ֖ם umazemeroteykhem HC/Ncfpc/Sp2mp and your pruning hooks and your pruning-knives 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H4211-02 Isaiah 2:4 לְ/מַזְמֵר֔וֹת lemazemerot HR/Ncfpa into-pruning-hooks for pruning-knives
H4211-01 Isaiah 18:5 בַּ/מַּזְמֵר֔וֹת bamazemerot HRd/Ncfpa with pruning hooks with the pruning-knives
H4211-03 Joel 4:10 וּ/מַזְמְרֹֽתֵי/כֶ֖ם umazemeroteykhem HC/Ncfpc/Sp2mp and your pruning hooks and your pruning-knives
H4211-02 Micah 4:3 לְ/מַזְמֵר֔וֹת lemazemerot HR/Ncfpa into-pruning-hooks for pruning-knives
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