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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 - His brother’s name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:27 - Why did you slip away secretly? Why did you deceive me? And why didn’t you say you wanted to leave? I would have given you a farewell feast, with singing and music, accompanied by tambourines and harps.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:11 - The king used the sandalwood to make steps[fn] for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before had such beautiful things been seen in Judah.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:12 - They sing with tambourine and harp.
They celebrate to the sound of the flute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:9 - “And now they mock me with vulgar songs!
They taunt me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:31 - My harp plays sad music,
and my flute accompanies those who weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:2 - Praise the LORD with melodies on the lyre;
make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:4 - There I will go to the altar of God,
to God—the source of all my joy.
I will praise you with my harp,
O God, my God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:8 - Wake up, my heart!
Wake up, O lyre and harp!
I will wake the dawn with my song.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:22 - Then I will praise you with music on the harp,
because you are faithful to your promises, O my God.
I will sing praises to you with a lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:2 - Sing! Beat the tambourine.
Play the sweet lyre and the harp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:3 - accompanied by the ten-stringed harp
and the melody of the lyre.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:5 - Sing your praise to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and melodious song,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:2 - Wake up, lyre and harp!
I will wake the dawn with my song.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:7 - Sing out your thanks to the LORD;
sing praises to our God with a harp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:3 - Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn;
praise him with the lyre and harp!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:12 - They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties—
lyre and harp, tambourine and flute—
but they never think about the LORD
or notice what he is doing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:11 - My heart’s cry for Moab is like a lament on a harp.
I am filled with anguish for Kir-hareseth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:16 - Take a harp and walk the streets,
you forgotten harlot.
Make sweet melody and sing your songs
so you will be remembered again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:8 - The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled;
the happy cries of celebration are heard no more.
The melodious chords of the harp are silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:32 - And as the LORD strikes them with his rod of punishment,
his people will celebrate with tambourines and harps.
Lifting his mighty arm, he will fight the Assyrians.

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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, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments,[fn] bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:7 - So at the sound of the musical instruments,[fn] all the people, whatever their race or nation or language, bowed to the ground and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:10 - You issued a decree requiring all the people to bow down and worship the gold statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:15 - I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments.[fn] But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?”
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