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Cymbal

(Heb. tzeltzelim, from a root meaning to "tinkle"), musical instruments, consisting of two convex pieces of brass one held in each hand, which were clashed together to produce a loud clanging sound; This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H4700, G2950, H6767
Hebrew
מְצִלְתַּיִם · mᵉtsêleth
Greek
κύμβαλον · kumbalon

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

κύμβαλον

G2950
Transliteration
kumbalon
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

cymbal

Lexicon definition

κύμβαλον, -ου, τό (κύμβη, a cup), [in LXX chiefly for מְצִלָּה ;] a cymbal: 1Co.13:1.† (AS)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

צְלָצַל

H6767
Transliteration
tsᵉlâtsal
Pronunciation
tsel-aw-tsal'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
6

Glosses

cymbal, locust, shadowing, spear.

Lexicon definition

a clatter, i.e. (abstractly) whirring (of wings)

(concretely) a cricket

also a harpoon (as rattling), a cymbal (as clanging)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מְצֵלֶת

H4700
Transliteration
mᵉtsêleth
Pronunciation
mets-ay'-leth
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
13

Glosses

cymbals.

Lexicon definition

(only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מְצִלָּה

H4698
Transliteration
mᵉtsillâh
Pronunciation
mets-il-law'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

bell.

Lexicon definition

a tinkler, i.e. a bell

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Cymbals

(Heb. tzeltzelim, from a root meaning to "tinkle"), musical instruments, consisting of two convex pieces of brass one held in each hand, which were clashed together to produce a loud clanging sound; castanets; "loud cymbals." "Highsounding cymbals" consisted of two larger plates, one held also in each hand (2 Sam. 6:5; Ps. 150:5; 1 Chr. 13:8; 15:16, 19, 28; 1 Cor. 13:1).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Cymbal

Indexed occurrences: 1

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Strong's Concordance

Cymbals

Indexed occurrences: 16

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All Scripture references16 references

2 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 6:5

1 Chronicles 8

1 Chronicles 13:81 Chronicles 15:161 Chronicles 15:191 Chronicles 15:281 Chronicles 16:51 Chronicles 16:421 Chronicles 25:11 Chronicles 25:6

2 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 5:122 Chronicles 5:132 Chronicles 29:25

Ezra 1

Ezra 3:10

Nehemiah 1

Nehemiah 12:27

Psalms 1

Psalms 150:5

1 Corinthians 1

1 Corinthians 13:1

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Dictionary

Cymbals

(Heb. tzeltzelim, from a root meaning to "tinkle"), musical instruments, consisting of two convex pieces of brass one held in each hand, which were clashed together to produce a loud clanging sound; castanets; "loud cymbals." "Highsounding cymbals" consisted of two larger plates, one held also in each hand (2 Sam. 6:5; Ps. 150:5; 1 Chr. 13:8; 15:16, 19, 28; 1 Cor. 13:1).

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