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Lexicon :: Strong's H3658 - kinnôr

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כִּנּוֹר
Transliteration
kinnôr
Pronunciation
kin-nore'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a unused root meaning to twang
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1004a

Strong’s Definitions

כִּנּוֹר kinnôwr, kin-nore'; from a unused root meaning to twang; a harp:—harp.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H3658 in the following manner: harp (42x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H3658 in the following manner: harp (42x).

  1. lyre, harp

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כִּנּוֹר kinnôwr, kin-nore'; from a unused root meaning to twang; a harp:—harp.
STRONGS H3658: Abbreviations
† כִּנּוֺר noun masculinePsalm 81:3 lyre (on formation compare LagBN 89, Anm.; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כִּנָּרָא, ; Mandean (כינאר(אׅ NöM § 104 (who questions Shemitic origin); Arabic , ; as loan-word in Hellen. Greek κινύρα ( and Joseph.); in Egyptian kn-an-aul according to Bondi79) — absolute כ׳ Genesis 4:21 +; suffix כִּנֹּרִי Job 30:31; plural כִּנֹּרוֺת 1 Kings 10:12 +; suffix כִּנּוֺרַיִךְ Ezekiel 26:13, כִּנֹּרוֺתֵינוּ Psalm 137:2; — lyre, stringed instrument used for popular as well as sacred music (compare BenzArchaeology 273 ff. NowArchaeology i. 273 ff.); — יְעוּגָבכ׳ Genesis 4:21, בְּתֹף וּבְכ׳ Genesis 31:27; אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ מְנַגֵּן בַּכּ׳ 1 Samuel 16:16 a man skilled in playing on the lyre, compare 1 Samuel 16:23 (וִנִגֵּן בְּיָדוֺׅ); at banquets Isaiah 5:12 (+ נֶבֶל, תֹּף, חָלִיל), token of merriment Isaiah 24:8 (+ תֻּמִּים), Ezekiel 26:13, compare וַיְהִי לְאֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִ֑י וְעֻגָבִי לְקוֺל בֹּכִים Job 30:31, וְיִשְׂמְחוּ לְקוֺל עוּגָב יִשְׂאוּ כְתֹף וְכ׳ Job 21:12; carried by a loose woman Isaiah 23:16 (figurative of Tyre); in simile Isaiah 16:11 (of murmuring sound of bowels = heart, in pity); used also in praising י׳, usually as accompaniment of song (compare 1 Chronicles 15:16) נֵבֶל וְתֹף וְחָלִיל וְכ׳ 1 Samuel 10:5; Isaiah 30:32 (|| תֻּפִּים); especially before the ark 2 Samuel 6:5 (+ נְבָלִים, תֻּפִּים, etc.) || 1 Chronicles 13:8, and in sanctuary (usually + נֵבֶל, etc.) 1 Kings 10:12, but especially Chronicles, Psalms: — 1 Chronicles 13:8 (plural, and so chiefly in Chronicles), 1 Chronicles 15:16, 21, 28; 1 Chronicles 16:5; 1 Chronicles 25:1, 3, 6; 2 Chronicles 5:12; 9:11; 20:28; 29:25; Nehemiah 12:27; Psalm 33:2 (singular, and so chiefly in Psalms), Psalm 43:4; Psalm 49:5; Psalm 57:9; Psalm 71:22; Psalm 81:3; Psalm 92:4; Psalm 98:5 (twice in verse); Psalm 108:3; Psalm 147:7; Psalm 149:3; Psalm 150:3; compare כִּנֹּרוֺתֵינוּ Psalm 137:2. — Vbs. used with כ׳ are: — תָּפַשׂ Genesis 4:21, נִגֵּן בְּ 1 Samuel 16:16, מְשַׂחֵק בְּ 2 Samuel 6:5 = 1 Chronicles 13:8, מְשֹׁרֲרִים בּ 1 Chronicles 15:16, מַשְׁמִיעִים בְּ 1 Chronicles 15:28, נִבָּא בְּ 1 Chronicles 25:1, 3, הוֺדָה בְּ Psalm 33:2; Psalm 43:4, זמּר בְּ Psalm 71:22; Psalm 98:5; Psalm 147:7; Psalm 149:3, הַלֲלוּהוּ בְּ Psalm 150:3. — On ancient lyres see references in DrAmos, p. 236 f.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:21; 4:21; 4:21; 31:27

1 Samuel

10:5; 16:16; 16:16; 16:23

2 Samuel

6:5; 6:5

1 Kings

10:12; 10:12

1 Chronicles

13:8; 13:8; 13:8; 15:16; 15:16; 15:16; 15:21; 15:28; 15:28; 16:5; 25:1; 25:1; 25:3; 25:3; 25:6

2 Chronicles

5:12; 9:11; 20:28; 29:25

Nehemiah

12:27

Job

21:12; 30:31; 30:31

Psalms

33:2; 33:2; 43:4; 43:4; 49:5; 57:9; 71:22; 71:22; 81:3; 81:3; 92:4; 98:5; 98:5; 108:3; 137:2; 137:2; 147:7; 147:7; 149:3; 149:3; 150:3; 150:3

Isaiah

5:12; 16:11; 23:16; 24:8; 30:32

Ezekiel

26:13; 26:13

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