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Lexicon :: Strong's G2950 - kymbalon

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κύμβαλον
Transliteration
kymbalon (Key)
Pronunciation
koom'-bal-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of the base of κῦμα (G2949)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
16x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:1037,486

Strong’s Definitions

κύμβαλον kýmbalon, koom'-bal-on; from a derivative of the base of G2949; a "cymbal" (as hollow):—cymbal.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2950 in the following manner: cymbal (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2950 in the following manner: cymbal (1x).

  1. a cymbal, i.e. a hollow basin of brass, producing when struck together a musical sound

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κύμβαλον kýmbalon, koom'-bal-on; from a derivative of the base of G2949; a "cymbal" (as hollow):—cymbal.
STRONGS G2950:
κύμβαλον, κυμβαλου, τό (from κυμβος, ὁ, a hollow (cf. cup, cupola, etc.; Vanicek, p. 164)), a cymbal, i. e. a hollow basin of brass, producing (when two are struck together) a musical sound (see B. D., under the word ; Stainer, Music of the Bible, chapter ix.): 1 Corinthians 13:1. (1 Chronicles 13:8; 1 Chronicles 15:16, 19, 28; Psalm 150:5. Pindar, Xenophon, Diodorus, Josephus, others.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
13:8; 15:16; 15:19; 15:28
Psalms
150:5
1 Corinthians
13:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2950 matches the Greek κύμβαλον (kymbalon),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:6 - When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs and with timbrels and lyres.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:5 - David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the LORD, with castanets,[fn] harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:8 - David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, timbrels, cymbals and trumpets.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:16 - David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:19 - The musicians Heman, Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:28 - So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouts, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:5 - Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel,[fn] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:42 - Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:1 - David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:6 - All these men were under the supervision of their father for the music of the temple of the LORD, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:12 - All the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:13 - The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: “He is good; his love endures forever.” Then the temple of the LORD was filled with the cloud,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:25 - He stationed the Levites in the temple of the LORD with cymbals, harps and lyres in the way prescribed by David and Gad the king’s seer and Nathan the prophet; this was commanded by the LORD through his prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10 - When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the LORD, as prescribed by David king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:5 - praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
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