Lexicon :: Strong's H5035 - neḇel

† I. נֵ֫בֶל noun masculine^{Jeremiah 13:12} 1 skin-bottle, skin; 2. jar, pitcher; — נֵ֫בֶל absolute 1 Samuel 10:5 +; construct 1 Samuel 10:3 + (on נֶכֶל see Baer^{1 Samuel 1:24}); —

† II. נֵ֫בֶל, נֶ֫בֶל noun masculine^{Psalm 57:9} a musical instrument, either a portable harp, or a lute, guitar (with bulging resonance-body at lower end); (perhaps = I. נֵבֶל, and then shape seems to favour lute; perhaps independent word, e.g. Egyptian loan-word, compare nfr, lute, We^{Hpt 222}); — absolute נֵ֫בֶל 1 Samuel 10:5 + 3 times, נֶ֫בֶל Psalm 71:22 + 3 times; נָ֑בֶל Amos 6:5 + 2 times; plural נְבָלִים 2 Samuel 6:5 + 4 times; suffix נְבָלֶיךָ Amos 5:23; Isaiah 14:11; — harp (or lute), played at feasts and religious ceremonies, probably less simple, cheap and common than כִּנּוֺר (which see;; often named with נ׳): — as mark of luxury, revelry Amos 5:23; Amos 6:5; Amos 14:11, so Amos 5:12 (תֹּף חָלִיל כִנּוֺר נ׳), also (not in bad sense) 1 Kings 10:12; played by wandering band of prophets 1 Samuel 10:5 (list as Isaiah 5:12); in worship 2 Samuel 6:5; elsewhere only Psalms, Chronicles, always in worship: Psalm 57:9; Psalm 81:3; Psalm 92:4; Psalm 108:3; Psalm 150:3; כְּלִי נֶבֶל Psalm 71:22; עָשׂוֺר נ׳ a harp with ten strings Psalm 33:2; Psalm 144:9; 1 Chronicles 13:8; 1 Chronicles 15:16, 20, 28; 1 Chronicles 16:5 (כְּלֵי נְבָלִים), 1 Chronicles 25:1, 6; 2 Chronicles 5:12; 9:11; 20:28; 29:25; Nehemiah 12:27. — compare further Benz^{Archaeology 273 ff.} Now^{Archaeology i. 273 ff.} Dr^{Amos 234 ff.} We^{Hpt 222 ff.}

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