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timbrel |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Timbrel \Tim"brel\, n. [Dim. of OE timbre, OF timbre; probably fr L. typmanum, Gr ? a kettledrum, but influenced perhaps by Ar tabl a drum; cf Per. tambal a drum. See {Tympanum}, and cf 2d {Timbre}, {Tymbal}.] (Mus.) A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest antiquity. Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. --Ex. xv 20. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: timbrel n : small hand drum similar to a tambourine formerly carried by itinerant jugglers From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Timbrel (Heb. toph), a small drum or tambourine; a tabret (q.v.). The antiquity of this musical instrument appears from the scriptural allusions to it (Gen. 31:27; Ex 15:20; Judg. 11:34, etc.) (See {MUSIC}.)
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