פְּסַנְטֵרִין
pe.san.te.rin
“psaltery”
Definition
psalterion; a lyre
(Aramaic) or פְּסַנְתֵּרִין; a transliteration of the Greek,
- a stringed instrument (triangular) 1a) perhaps a lyre or a harp
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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Occurrences
פְּסַנְטֵרִין appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
You, O king, have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue,
Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”
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