When Song Becomes Victory: zāmar, Power-of-God-Singing, and the Cochin Hebrew New Testament

When Song Becomes Victory explores the biblical Hebrew root zāmar—associated with singing, music-making, and praise—and its distinctive use in the Cochin Hebrew New Testament manuscripts. Drawing on Hebrew linguistics, biblical theology, and manuscript comparison, the paper proposes “Power-of-God-singing” as a careful theological category for God-directed song associated with deliverance, spiritual renewal, communal worship, and victory. It emphasizes that the power belongs to God, not to music itself.