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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Zimran


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Zimran is a son of Abraham with Keturah.

The name Zimran is closely related to the name Zimri and comes from the fertile word-group zamar (zamar 558-560):

The verb zamar (zamar 558) means sing, praise, make music. Derivatives: zimra (zimra 558a), song music; zamir (zamir 558b), song; mizmor (mizmor 558c), psalm as used in many psalm-titles.
The verb zamar (zamar (559) means trim, prune (Isa 5:6). One of this root's derivatives is the word zamir (zamir 559a), trimming, pruning.
The unused root zamar (zmr 560 - judging from the cognates, probably having to do with a protective attitude towards valuable or beautiful things) yields zimra (zimra 560a) a word which probably (no one's sure) means `choice products,' and is used only in Gen 43:11. Another derivation is the evenly vague zamar (zemer 560b), mountain sheep (says BDB) or antelope (says NOBSE) of Deut 14:5.

The name Zimran is the word zamar post-fixed with the nun, which tends to localize or personify the action of the root: One Who Makes Music, or Gardens, or Keeps. Or Mountain Sheep Man.



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