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zāmar זָמַר ‘to prune’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root, compare zāmar זָמַר ‘to sing’, sāmar סָמַר ‘to bristle up’, ṣemer צֶ֫מֶר ‘wool’

zāmar v
1) to trim, prune
 1a) (Qal) to trim, prune
 1b) (Niphal) to be pruned

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 25:3, 25:4 Isaiah 5:6

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