timbrelist
brəl noun
a tambourine or similar instrument.
Related forms
tim·breled, tim·brelled, adjective
tim·brel·ist, noun
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timbrel (ˈtɪmbrəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| chiefly Bible another word for tambourine | |
| [C16: from Old French; see | |
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Word Origin & History
timbrel
"percussive Middle Eastern instrument," c.1500, dim. of timbre (q.v.) in its older Fr. sense of "drum." Used in Bible translations, chiefly to render Heb. taph, cognate with Arabic duff "drum," of imitative origin.
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Timbrel definition
(Heb. toph), a small drum or tambourine; a tabret (q.v.). The antiquity of this musical instrument appears from the scriptural allusions to it (Gen. 31:27; Ex. 15:20; Judg. 11:34, etc.) (See MUSIC.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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