HebrewH4700Noun (Feminine)

מְצִלְתַּיִם

me.tse.let

13Occurrences
H4700Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

from H6750 (צָלַל);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
cymbals

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

מְצִלְתַּיִם appears 13 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
8
2 Chronicles
3
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 13:8BSB

David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

1 Chronicles 15:19BSB

The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.

1 Chronicles 16:5BSB

Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

1 Chronicles 25:1BSB

Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:

2 Chronicles 29:25BSB

Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.

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