H3658 - כִּנּוֹר (kinnôwr)

H3658 כִּנּוֹר (kinnôwr) kin-nore'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

lyre

Strong's Definition

a harp

Derivation: from a unused root meaning to twang;

KJV Usage: harp.

TWOT Reference: 1004a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) lyre, harp

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2788

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

lyre, harp

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

כִּנּוֹר kinnôr BDB Definition: 1) lyre, harp Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from a unused root meaning to twang Same Word by TWOT Number: 1004a Total KJV Occurrences: 42

Bible Occurrences (41)

4:21 31:27

10:5 16:16 16:23

6:5

10:12

13:8 15:16 15:21 15:28 16:5 25:1 25:3 25:6

5:12 9:11 20:28 29:25

12:27

21:12 30:31

33:2 43:4 49:4 57:8 71:22 81:2 92:3 98:5 108:2 137:2 147:7 149:3 150:3

5:12 16:11 23:16 24:8 30:32

26:13

Genesis 4:21

And his brother’s name [was] Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.

Genesis 31:27

Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.

1 Samuel 10:5

After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where... the Philistines [have] an outpost.... As you approach... the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.

1 Samuel 16:16

Let our lord command... your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp.... Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it,... and you [will be] well.

1 Samuel 16:23

And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play.... Then Saul would find relief and feel better..., and the spirit of distress would depart from him.

2 Samuel 6:5

David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments..., harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.

1 Kings 10:12

The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.

1 Chronicles 13:8

David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.