[hahrp] 
| 1. | a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers. |
| 2. | anything that resembles this instrument, esp. in having a row of parallel strings or wires, as various mechanical devices or kitchen implements for slicing cheese. |
| 3. | a vertical metal frame shaped to bend around the bulb in a standing lamp and used to support a lamp shade. |
| 4. | Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a person of Irish birth or descent. |
| 5. | Also called harper. any of several English coins issued for use in Ireland during the 16th and 17th centuries, bearing the figure of a harp on the reverse. |
| 6. | South Midland and Southern U.S. a mouth harp; harmonica. |
| 7. | to play on a harp. |
| 8. | harp on or upon, to dwell on persistently or tediously in speaking or writing: He was always harping on the importance of taking vitamin supplements. |
harp (härp)  (click for larger image in new window) n.
To play a harp. Phrasal Verb(s): harp onTo talk or write about to an excessive and tedious degree; dwell on. [Middle English, from Old English hearpe and from Old French harpe, of Germanic origin.] harp'er n., harp'ist n. |
Harp
(Heb. kinnor), the national instrument of the Hebrews. It was invented by Jubal (Gen. 4:21). Some think the word _kinnor_ denotes the whole class of stringed instruments. It was used as an accompaniment to songs of cheerfulness as well as of praise to God (Gen. 31:27; 1 Sam. 16:23; 2 Chr. 20:28; Ps. 33:2; 137:2). In Solomon's time harps were made of almug-trees (1 Kings 10:11, 12). In 1 Chr. 15:21 mention is made of "harps on the Sheminith;" Revised Version, "harps set to the Sheminith;" better perhaps "harps of eight strings." The soothing effect of the music of the harp is referred to 1 Sam. 16:16, 23; 18:10; 19:9. The church in heaven is represented as celebrating the triumphs of the Redeemer "harping with their harps" (Rev. 14:2).
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