The meaning of “כִּנּוֹר”
Understanding kinnôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
harp. - a harp 1) lyre, harp
כִּנּוֹר
harp. - a harp 1) lyre, harp
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:27 | “Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?” Word: כִּנּוֹר (kinnôwr) | |
| 2 Samuel 6:5 | “And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.” Word: כִּנּוֹר (kinnôwr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 16:5 | “Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed–edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;” Word: כִּנּוֹר (kinnôwr) | |
| Nehemiah 12:27 | “And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.” Word: כִּנּוֹר (kinnôwr) | |
| Psalms 92:3 | “Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.” Word: כִּנּוֹר (kinnôwr) |
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