timbrel
pronunciation
How to pronounce timbrel in British English:
UK ['tɪmbrəl]
How to pronounce timbrel in American English:
US ['tɪmbrəl]
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- Noun:
- small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
Word Origin
- timbrel (n.)
- percussive Middle Eastern instrument, c. 1500, diminutive of timbre (14c.), from Old French timbre in its older sense of "drum" (see timbre). Used in Bible translations, chiefly to render Hebrew toph, cognate with Arabic duff "drum," of imitative origin.
Example
- 1. Praise him with timbrel and dance , praise him with stringed instruments and organ .
- 2. Praise him with the timbrel and dance : praise him with stringed instruments and organs .
- 3. Let them praise his name in the dance : let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp .
- 4. And the harp , and the viol , the timbrel , and pipe , and wine , are in their feasts : but they regard not the work of the lord , neither consider the operation of his hands .
- 5. They take the timbrel and harp , and rejoice at the sound of the organ .