BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G2788
kithara — harp
κιθάρα, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for כִּנּוֹר, frequently in Psa.33:2, al.); and in (Dan.3:5, al.) for קִיתָרֹס, itself a transliteration of κίθαρις, the Homeric form of κ. (cf. CB, Dn., lviii) ;] a lyre, harp: 1Co.14:7, Rev.5:8 14:2 15:2.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2389
cha.zaq — strong
1) strong, stout, mighty 1a) strong 1a1) severe, sharp, hot 1a2) firm, hard 1b) a strong one (subst)
45 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8127
shen — tooth
: tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock
44 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3658
kin.nor — lyre
lyre, harp
40 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2742
cha.ruts — sharp
adj sharp-pointed, sharp, diligent
17 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G726
harpazō — to seize
ἁρπάζω [in LXX chiefly for גָּזַל, טָרַף ;] to seize, catch up, snatch away, carry off by force: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.12:29 13:19, Jhn.10:12, 28-29; τ. βασιλείαν τ. θεοῦ, Mat.11:12; with accusative of person(s), Jhn.6:15, Act.8:39 23:10, Ju 23; pass., before ἕως, 2Co.12:2; εἰς, 2Co.12:4, 1Th.4:17; πρός, Rev.12:5 (cf. δι-, συν-αρπάζω, and see MM, see word).† (AS)
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3273
ye.i.el — Jeiel
A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.7 § Jeiel or Jehiel = "God sweeps away" 1) one of the sons of Adonikam who returned from exile with Ezra 2) a chief Reubenite of the house of Joel 3) a Merarite Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle who also played the harp and psaltery in the service before the ark 4) one of the chiefs of the Levites in the time of king Josiah 5) one of the sons of Nebo who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 6) a man of Gibeon and ancestor of king Saul 7) one of the sons of Hotham the Aroerite and one of David's mighty warriors 8) the scribe of king Uzziah who kept the account of the king's irregular predatory warriors 9) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan 10) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Asaph and forefather of Jahaziel in the time of king Jehoshaphat
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6218
a.s.vor — ten
1) ten, decade 1a) ten, tenth 1b) ten-stringed, harp
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5530
chraō — to use
χράομαι, χρῶμαι (χρή), [in LXX for עָשָׂה, etc. ;] to use, make use of: with dative (cf. M, Pr., 64, 158), Act.27:17, 1Co.9:12 9:15, 1Ti.1:8 5:23; μᾶλλον χρῆσαι (i.e. the opportunity; see M, Pr., 247), 1Co.7:21; as sometimes in late writers (cf. M, Pr., 64; Lft., Notes, 233), with accusative, 1Co.7:31; of feelings, etc., to exercise, shew: 2Co.1:17 3:12; with adv., ἀποτόμως, to deal sharply, 2Co.13:10; with dative of person(s) (cl.), to treat, deal with, Act.27:3.† (AS)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2782
cha.rats — to decide
1) to cut, sharpen, decide, decree, determine, maim, move, be decisive, be mutilated 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to cut, mutilate 1a2) to sharpen 1a3) to decide 1b) (Niphal) to be decisive
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8068
sha.mir — thorn
1) thorn(s), adamant, flint 1a) thorns, thorn-bushes 1b) adamant (as sharp) 1c) a sharp stone, flint 1c1) perhaps a diamond
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8150
sha.nan — to sharpen
1) to sharpen, whet 1a) (Qal) to whet, sharpen 1b) (Piel) to sharpen, teach (incisively) 1c)(Hithpolel) to be pierced
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3691
oxus — sharp/swift
ὄξύς, -εῖα, -ύ [in LXX: Psa.57:4, al. (חַד), Amo.2:15 (קַל), Isa.5:28 (שָׁנַן), etc. ;] 1. sharp: Rev.1:16 2:12 14:14, 17-18 19:15. 2. Of motion, swift: Rom.3:15 (LXX ταχινός).† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3672
kin.n.rot — (Sea of) Chinnereth
§ Chinneroth or Cinneroth or Chinnereth = "harps" the early name of the Sea of Galilee
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G727
harpax — rapacious
ἅρπαξ, -αγος, ὁ, ἡ (ἁρπάζω), [in LXX: Gen.49:27 (טָרַף) * ;] rapacious: Mat.7:15, Luk.18:11; as subst., a swindler, an extortioner (MM, see word), 1Co.5:10-11 6:10.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3913
la.tash — to sharpen
1) to sharpen, hammer, whet 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hammer 1a2) to sharpen (sword) 1a3) hammerer (participle) 1b) (Pual) to be sharpened
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5567
psallō — to sing praise
ψάλλω [in LXX chiefly for זָמַר pi. (Jdg.5:3, Psa.7:17, al.), also for נָגַן pi. (1Ki.16:16 ff, al.) ;] 1. to pull, twitch, twang (as a bowstring, etc.; Æsch., Eur., al.), hence, 2. absol., (a) to play a stringed instrument with the fingers (Hdt., Plat., al.); (b) later, to sing to a harp, sing psalms (LXX); in NT, to sing a hymn, sing praise: Jas.5:13; with dative of person(s), Rom.15:9 (LXX), Eph.5:19; dative instr., 1Co.14:15.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6460
pe.san.te.rin — psaltery
1) a stringed instrument (triangular) 1a) perhaps a lyre or a harp
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8148
she.ni.nah — taunt
sharp word, sharp (cutting) word, taunt, gibe
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G724
harpagē — plunder
ἁρπαγή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἁρπάζω), [in LXX (as also ἅρπαγμα) for גָּזֵל, etc. ;] pillage, plundering, robbery: Mat.23:25, Luk.11:39, Heb.10:34.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2299
chad — sharp
sharp
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2307
cha.did — Hadid
§ Hadid = "sharp" a town in Benjamin
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2757
cha.rits — incision
a cut, thing cut, sharp instrument, sharp cutting instrument, harrow, hoe
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5812
a.zaz.ya.hu — Azaziah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.15.21 § Azaziah = "Jehovah is mighty" 1) a Levite musician in the reign of David who played the harp in the procession which brought the ark from Obed-edom to Jerusalem 2) a Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes 3) father of Hoshea, prince of the tribe of Ephraim when David took the census
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →(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).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
