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Lexicon :: Strong's G2788 - kithara

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κιθάρα
Transliteration
kithara (Key)
Pronunciation
kith-ar'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

κιθάρα kithára, kith-ar'-ah; of uncertain affinity; a lyre:—harp.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2788 in the following manner: harp (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2788 in the following manner: harp (4x).

  1. a harp to which praises of God are sung in heaven

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κιθάρα kithára, kith-ar'-ah; of uncertain affinity; a lyre:—harp.
STRONGS G2788:
κιθάρα, κιθάρας, ἡ, a harp (cf. Stainer, Music of the Bible, chapter iv.; B. D., under the word ): 1 Corinthians 14:7; Revelation 5:8; Revelation 14:2; τοῦ Θεοῦ, to which the praises of God are sung in heaven, Revelation 15:2; cf. Winers Grammar, § 36, 3 b. (From Homer h. Merc., Herodotus on.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
14:7
Revelation
5:8; 14:2; 15:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2788 matches the Greek κιθάρα (kithara),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:21 - The name of his brother was Jubal; he was the first of all who play the harp and the flute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:27 - Why did you run away secretly and deceive me? Why didn't you tell me so I could send you off with a celebration complete with singing, tambourines, and harps?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:11 - With the timber the king made steps for the LORD's temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:12 - They sing to the accompaniment of tambourine and harp, and make merry to the sound of the flute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:9 - "And now I have become their taunt song; I have become a byword among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:31 - My harp is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:2 - Give thanks to the LORD with the harp! Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:4 - Then I will go to the altar of God, to the God who gives me ecstatic joy, so that I express my thanks to you, O God, my God, with a harp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:8 - Awake, my soul! Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:22 - I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:2 - Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:3 - to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, to the accompaniment of the meditative tone of the harp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:5 - Sing to the LORD accompanied by a harp, accompanied by a harp and the sound of music!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:2 - Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:7 - Offer to the LORD a song of thanks! Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:3 - Praise him with the blast of the horn! Praise him with the lyre and the harp!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:12 - They have stringed instruments, tambourines, flutes, and wine at their parties. So they do not recognize what the LORD is doing, they do not perceive what he is bringing about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:11 - So my heart constantly sighs for Moab, like the strumming of a harp, my inner being sighs for Kir Hareseth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:16 - "Take the harp, go through the city, forgotten prostitute! Play it well, play lots of songs, so you'll be noticed!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:8 - The happy sound of the tambourines stops, the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt, the happy sound of the harp ceases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:32 - Every blow from his punishing cudgel, with which the LORD will beat them, will be accompanied by music from the tambourine and harp, and he will attack them with his weapons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:5 - When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has erected.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:7 - Therefore when they all heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and language groups began bowing down and paying homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:10 - You have issued an edict, O king, that everyone must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:15 - Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don't pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?"
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