THE STRINGED INSTRUMENTS

• The gath: The "ghitteeth" (1665) was a harp from Gath. Psalms chapter 8. It seems to have been used at vintage season. Isaiah 16:10.

• The harp: the "kinnore" (3658) is a harp. Some of these have three strings, while others have more. It is usually made of almug (algum) wood. According to the Hebrew Scriptures, "[Jabal's] brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre (kinnor) and the pipe (`ugav)" (Genesis 4:21, RSV) I Kings 10:12. Josephus says it had ten strings. The kinnor, or lyre was probably the instrument of King David.

  (Genesis 4:21), (Genesis 31:27), (1 Samuel 10:5), (1 Samuel 16:15,23) (2 Samuel 6:5), (1 Kings 10:12), (1 Chronicles 13:8), (1 Chronicles 16: 7), (1 Chronicles 25:1,3,6), (2 Chronicles 5:12, 15), (2Chronicles 9:11), (2 Chronicles 20:28), (2 Chronicles 29:25) (Nehemiah 12:27), (Job 21:12), (Job 30:31), (Psalms 33,2), (Psalms 43:4), (Psalms 43:4) (Psalms 49:4), (Psalms 57:8), (Psalms71:22), (Psalms 81:2), (psalms 92L3), (Psalms 98:5), (Psalms 108:2), (Psalms 137:2), (Psalms 108”2), (Psalms 137:2), (Psalms 147:7), (Psalms 149:3), (Psalms 150:3), (Isaiah 5:12), (Isaiah 16:11), Isaiah 23:16), (Isaiah 24:8), (Isaiah 30:32, (Ezekiel 26:13), (Daniel 3:5,7,10,15), (1 Corinthians 14:7), (Revelation 5:8), (Revelation 15:2), (Revelation 18:22).

• The viol or lute: The Hebrew word is 'nebel' and could have up to ten strings. Psalm 92:3 The word nebel is usually used of a skin bottle or jar and may refer to the shape of the sounding box. The Nebel is usually mentioned in association with worship rather than common life. Isaiah 5:12; 14:11 Closely related to the Nebel was the Sackbut, a triangular harp with 4 strings. Daniel 3:5 The "nehbel" (5035) or lute or viol, as used in I Samuel 10:5 was a "skin bag." This is usually made up of six strings across a wooden body. Amos 5:3.

• The sackbut: The "sabbekaw" (5443) is mentioned in Daniel 3:5, and is thought to be a four-stringed instrument.

• Zither: The "awsore" (6218) asor, or zither is a ten-stringed instrument, much like a lyre. It came from Phoenicia and was rectangular in shape. Psalms 33:2; 144:9.

• Psaltery: The "pesantayreen" (6460) was made of fir wood, and gives forth a very soothing tone. It had twelve strings, and was of Greek origin. Daniel 3:7.

• Lyre: The "keethawroce" (7030) was made of sheep's intestines, which were stretched over a sounding board, over a blank space and attached to a bar. A pick was used to play it. I Samuel 16:23.

• Stringed instruments: 1) The "kelee" (3627) is a type of psaltery without as many strings. I Chronicles 16:5.

• 2) The "mane" (4482) is a stringed instrument. Psalms 150:4.

• Lute: This 3-stringed triangular instrument may have been one of the "instruments of music" mentioned in I Samuel 18:6. It was usually played by women and was excluded from the temple orchestra.

  The "machalath" (4257) is to be rubbed to make music. Psalms 88. It has a long, flat neck and a hollowed body of wood, whose surface is perforated with holes.

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