Dulcimer
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
Dulcimer

(Heb. sumphoniah) a musical instrument, mentioned in (Daniel 3:5,15) probably the bagpipe. The same instrument is still in use amongst peasants in the northwest of Asia and in southern Europe, where it is known by the similar name sampogna or zampogna.

ATS Bible Dictionary
Dulcimer

Daniel 3:5,10, an instrument of music, which the rabbins describe as a sort of bagpipe, composed of two pipes connected with a leathern sack, and of a harsh, screaming sound. The modern dulcimer is an instrument of a triangular form, strung with about fifty wires, and struck with an iron key while lying on the table before the performer. See MUSIC.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Hebrews sumphoniah), a musical instrument mentioned in Dan. 3:5, 15, along with other instruments there named, as sounded before the golden image. It was not a Jewish instrument. In the margin of the Revised Version it is styled the "bag-pipe." Luther translated it "lute," and Grotius the "crooked trumpet." It is probable that it was introduced into Babylon by some Greek or Western-Asiatic musician. Some Rabbinical commentators render it by "organ," the well-known instrument composed of a series of pipes, others by "lyre." The most probable interpretation is that it was a bag-pipe similar to the zampagna of Southern Europe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer.

2. (n.) An ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews. Dan. iii. 5. It is supposed to be the same with the psaltery.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
DULCIMER

dul'-si-mer. See MUSIC under Nebhel and Sumphonia.

Strong's Hebrew
5481. sumponeyah -- a bagpipe
... dulcimer. (Aramaic ... Dan. 3:10) (Aramaic) {see-fo-neh-yaw'}; of Greek origin;
a bagpipe (with a double pipe) -- dulcimer. 5480b, 5481. ...
/hebrew/5481.htm - 6k
Library

The Next Morning, Diamond's Mother Said to his Father...
... "Think of a fat angel, Dulcimer!" said Diamond. ... "Think of a red, fat angel, Dulcimer!"
he repeated; "for Ruby's an angel of a horse, Dulcimer. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 33 the next morning.htm

Mr. ...
... At times they would be but bubbles blown out of a nursery rhyme, as was the following,
which I heard him sing one evening to his little Dulcimer. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 35 mr .htm

The Lord Coming to his Temple
... awaiting them if they continue obstinate, is sung for their diversion, accompanied
with the sound of cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah vol 1/sermon iv the lord coming.htm

Ode vii.
... blest!". Joined with the trumpet-peal, the din and shout,. Cornet flute, sackbut,
dulcimer rang out,. And bade adore the golden deity: ...
//christianbookshelf.org/neale/hymns of the eastern church/ode vii 3.htm

Harmless Fires
... Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/harmless fires.htm

Music (Christmas Day. )
... If thou art in love and charity with thy neighbours, thou art making sweeter harmony
in the ears of the Lord Jesus Christ, than psaltery, dulcimer, and all ...
/.../kingsley/the good news of god/sermon xvii music christmas day.htm

The Holy Spirit's Chief Office
... Coronet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music are for
Nebuchadnezzar's golden image; but as for our God, our one harp is Christ ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 40 1894/the holy spirits chief office.htm

An Exhortation to the People Respecting Fortitude and Patience...
... To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, that at what time ye hear
the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily iv an exhortation to.htm

Three Names High on the Muster-Roll
... In an age like ours, when everything is sold, when you can buy anybody, when the
flute, harp, sackbut, dulcimer, and all kinds of music carry everything before ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/three names high on the.htm

The Mustard Seed: a Sermon for the Sabbath-School Teacher
... Nebuchadnezzar had his flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of
music, but all that mingled sound could not rival the melody of birds. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 35 1889/the mustard seed a sermon.htm

Thesaurus
Dulcimer (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DULCIMER. dul'-si-mer. See MUSIC under Nebhel
and Sumphonia. Multi-Version Concordance Dulcimer (3 Occurrences). ...
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Musick (10 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the ...
/m/musick.htm - 9k

Psaltery (17 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the ...
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Cornet (8 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the ...
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Sackbut (4 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the ...
/s/sackbut.htm - 8k

Music (143 Occurrences)
... (6.) The sumponyah, rendered "dulcimer" (Dan. ... The supposition that the
nebhel was a dulcimer is not without some justification. ...
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Trigon (3 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the ...
/t/trigon.htm - 7k

Dukes (14 Occurrences)

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Dull (16 Occurrences)

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Resources
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Concordance
Dulcimer (3 Occurrences)

Daniel 3:5
That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
(KJV ASV WBS)

Daniel 3:10
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
(KJV ASV WBS)

Daniel 3:15
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
(KJV ASV WBS)

Subtopics

Dulcimer

Dulcimer: (Rv , Margin, Bagpipe)

Related Terms

Musick (10 Occurrences)

Psaltery (17 Occurrences)

Cornet (8 Occurrences)

Sackbut (4 Occurrences)

Music (143 Occurrences)

Trigon (3 Occurrences)

Dukes (14 Occurrences)

Dull (16 Occurrences)

Dukes
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