Quick Definition
tambourine
Strong's Definition
a tambourine
Derivation: from H8608 (תָּפַף) contracted;
KJV Usage: tabret, timbrel.
TWOT Reference: 2536a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תֹּף (toph) — tambourine. timbrel, tambourine
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · תפף
Musical Instruments
drum, hand drum = musical instrument, consisting of a membrane, usually of animal skin, which was stretched over a shallow circular, triangular, or square frame; ► it was struck sharply with one or two hands, depending on where it was situated; it could be held in one hand, under the arm, or against the chest and struck with the other hand, or it could be held on the knees or the ground and struck with one or two hands; the fingers of one hand could be used to tighten or loosen the tension on the membrane as it was struck
GEN 31:27 · EXO 15:20 · EXO 15:20 · JDG 11:34 · 1SA 10:5 · 1SA 18:6 · 2SA 6:5 · 1CH 13:8 · JOB 21:12 · PSA 81:3 · PSA 149:3 · PSA 150:4 · ISA 5:12 · ISA 24:8 · ISA 30:32 · JER 31:4
Jewellery
spangle, ear-pendant meaning unsure; possibly: = an ornament worn on the ear, possibly shaped like a drum
noun m
Jewellery
setting meaning unsure; possibly: = a piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewellery
noun m
1 EZK 28:13 NJB REB "spangles" = [1b] | LXX "ἐνέπλησας" RSV NIV NRSV ESV "settings" = [2a] | NJPS "beautifully" = [3a]
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תֹּף n.m. timbrel, tambourine base