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( æַîְøָä , zimrah', a song or music, of the voice, Isa_51:3 [“ psalm,” Psa_81:2; Psa_98:5], or of an instrument, Amo_5:23; metaphorically, a song of the land, i.e. its “ best fruits,” Gen_43:11; ðָâִï , nagan', to strike, i.e. sound a musical chord, Isa_23:13, elsewhere “ play” = øÜëëù , Eph_5:19, elsewhere “ sing”) is strictly a musical science, the pleasing variation between notes of a different pitch in the same part or strain, in distinction from harmony, which is the accord of sounds between the different parts; but in general terms ‘it is synonymous with music or sweetness of sound. SEE MUSIC.