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Lexicon :: Strong's H4700 - mᵊṣēleṯ

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מְצֵלֶת
Transliteration
mᵊṣēleṯ
Pronunciation
mets-ay'-leth
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Part of Speech
dual feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1919f

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: מצלת.

Strong’s Definitions

מְצֵלֶת mᵉtsêleth, mets-ay'-leth; from H6750; (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals:—cymbals.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H4700 in the following manner: cymbal (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H4700 in the following manner: cymbal (13x).

  1. cymbals

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְצֵלֶת mᵉtsêleth, mets-ay'-leth; from H6750; (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals:—cymbals.
STRONGS H4700: Abbreviations
† מְצִלְתַּיִם feminine noun dual cymbals (apparently later equivalent of צֶלְצְלִים where see references); — מ׳ 1 Chronicles 13:8 (|| 2 Samuel 6:5 see H6767 צֶלְצְלִים), 1 Chronicles 15:19; 1 Chronicles 16:5; 1 Chronicles 16:42; 1 Chronicles 25:6; 2 Chronicles 5:12, 13; 29:25; Ezra 3:10; Nehemiah 12:27; תָּ֑יִם - 1 Chronicles 15:16, 28; 1 Chronicles 25:1.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

13:8; 15:16; 15:19; 15:28; 16:5; 16:42; 25:1; 25:6

2 Chronicles

5:12; 5:13; 29:25

Ezra

3:10

Nehemiah

12:27

H4700

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4700 matches the Hebrew מְצֵלֶת (mᵊṣēleṯ),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:8 - while David and all Israel were energetically celebrating before God, singing and playing various stringed instruments, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:16 - David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as musicians; they were to play various instruments, including stringed instruments and cymbals, and to sing loudly and joyfully.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 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 Box 1Ch 15:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:28 - All Israel brought up the ark of the LORD's covenant; they were shouting, blowing trumpets, sounding cymbals, and playing stringed instruments.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:5 - Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:42 - Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the music, including the trumpets, cymbals, and the other musical instruments used in praising God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the entrance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:1 - David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. The following men were assigned this responsibility:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:6 - All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the LORD's temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:12 - All the Levites who were musicians, including Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives, wore linen. They played cymbals and stringed instruments as they stood east of the altar. They were accompanied by 120 priests who blew trumpets.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 5:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:13 - The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the LORD, singing: "Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!" Then a cloud filled the LORD's temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:25 - King Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the LORD's temple with cymbals and stringed instruments, just as David, Gad the king's prophet, and Nathan the prophet had ordered. (The LORD had actually given these orders through his prophets.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10 - When the builders established the LORD's temple, the priests, ceremonially attired and with their clarions, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with their cymbals, stood to praise the LORD according to the instructions left by King David of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:27 - At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
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