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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

PSALTERY

sol'-ter-i.

See MUSIC.

Strong's Hebrew

6460. pesanterin -- (a triangular stringed instrument) perhaps ...
... (a triangular stringed instrument) perhaps trigon. Transliteration: pesanterin Phonetic
Spelling: (pes-an-tay-reen') Short Definition: psaltery. ... psaltery. ...
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5035. nebel -- a skin bottle, skin, jar, pitcher
... a skin bottle, skin, jar, pitcher. Transliteration: nebel Phonetic Spelling:
(neh'-bel) Short Definition: bottle. bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol ...
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3627. keli -- an article, utensil, vessel
... artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made
of, X one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff ...
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Library

Psalm CXLIX.
... west. [5981] "Let them sing a psalm unto Him with timbrel and psaltery."
Wherefore taketh he to him the "timbrel and psaltery"? That ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxlix.htm

How to Conduct Ourselves at Feasts.
... "Praise Him on the psaltery;" for the tongue is the psaltery of the Lord. ... "Confess
to the Lord on the harp; play to Him on the psaltery of ten strings. ...
/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter iv how to conduct ourselves.htm

Psalm XLIII.
... "Yea, upon the harp will I praise Thee, O God my God." What is the meaning
of "praising on the harp," and praising on the psaltery? ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xliii.htm

The Preacher and the Enemy
... "O Lord, whose lips are lilies, sweet to me. As psaltery and as psalm,. ... "O child,
My heart's beloved, sweet to Me,. As psaltery and as psalm,. ...
/.../bevan/three friends of god/chapter lvii the preacher and.htm

Out of the Depths
... O Lord, whose lips are lilies, sweet to me. As psaltery and as psalm,. ... I cannot lose
again. "O child, My heart's beloved, sweet to me,. As psaltery and as psalm, ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen suso and others/out of the depths.htm

For I Will Now Return, after a Sort of Digression, to the Point I ...
... In this same treatise he admonishes the reader that it is wrong to study secular
literature, and says, "What has Horace to do with the Psaltery, or Virgil with ...
/.../6 for i will now.htm

Psalm CL.
... "Praise Him in the psaltery and harp." The ... "Praise Him on the strings and organ."
Both psaltery and harp, which have been mentioned above, have strings. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cl.htm

Psalm XCII.
... 5. "Upon a psaltery of ten strings, with a song, and upon the harp" (ver.3). Ye
have not heard of the psaltery of ten strings for the first time: it signifies ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xcii.htm

On the Psalms. I.
... This book of Psalms before us has also been called by the prophet the "Psalter,"
because, as they say, the psaltery alone among musical instruments gives back ...
/.../hippolytus/the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/on the psalms i.htm

Psalm LVII.
... Passion. "Rise up, psaltery and harp." He calleth upon what to rise? ... risen.
The one organ then is the psaltery, the other the harp. ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lvii.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A musical instrument, supposed to have been a kind of lyre, or a harp with twelve strings. The Hebrew word nebhel, so rendered, is translated "viol" in Isaiah 5:12 (R.V., "lute"); 14:11. In Dan. 3:5, 7, 10, 15, the word thus rendered is Chaldaic, pesanterin, which is supposed to be a word of Greek origin denoting an instrument of the harp kind.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known.

Thesaurus

Psaltery (17 Occurrences)
... known. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PSALTERY. sol'-ter-i. See MUSIC.
Multi-Version Concordance Psaltery (17 Occurrences). 1 ...
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Dulcimer (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) An ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews. Dan. iii. 5. It is
supposed to be the same with the psaltery. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sambuca (4 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca,
psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the ...
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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 ...
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Pipes (9 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 That when the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe,
and all sorts of instruments, comes to your ears, you are to go down on your ...
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Bagpipe (4 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 That when the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe,
and all sorts of instruments, comes to your ears, you are to go down on your ...
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Symphony (3 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 at the time that ye hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp,
the sackbut, the psaltery, the symphony, and all kinds of music, ye fall down ...
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Bible Concordance

Psaltery (17 Occurrences)

1 Samuel 10:5 "After that you shall come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall happen, when you have come there to the city, that you shall meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Psalms 33:2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Psalms 57:8 Wake up, my glory! Wake up, psaltery and harp! I will wake up the dawn.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Psalms 71:22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 81:2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Psalms 92:3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Psalms 108:2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Psalms 144:9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Psalms 150:3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Isaiah 5:12 And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
(See JPS YLT)

Isaiah 14:11 Brought down to Sheol hath been thine excellency, The noise of thy psaltery, Under thee spread out hath been the worm, Yea, covering thee is the worm.
(YLT)

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 JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Daniel 3:7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

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 JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

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 JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Amos 5:23 Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs, Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.
(YLT)

Amos 6:5 that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;
(See JPS YLT)

Subtopics

Psaltery

Psaltery used in Idolatrous Worship

Psaltery used in Religious Services

Psaltery: At the Dedication of the New Wall when the Captivity Returned

Related Terms

Dulcimer (3 Occurrences)

Musick (10 Occurrences)

Cornet (8 Occurrences)

Sackbut (4 Occurrences)