† I. נֵ֫בֶל noun masculineJeremiah 13:12 1 skin-bottle, skin;
2.
jar, pitcher; —
נֵ֫בֶל absolute
1 Samuel 10:5 +; construct
1 Samuel 10:3 + (on
נֶכֶל see Baer
1 Samuel 1:24); —
2. earthen jar, pitcher: figurative of connections of Eliakim
כְּלֵי נְבָלִים Isaiah 22:24;
יְנַפִּ֑צוּ נִבְלֵיהֶם Jeremiah 48:12 (||
כֵּלִים יָרִיקוּ) in figure of Moab (compare
Psalm 2:9);
נִבְלֵיתֶֿרֶשׂ Lamentations 4:2 simile of men of Judah (||
מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי יוֺצֵר); simile of destruction of Judah,
שֵׁבֶר נֵ֫כֶל יוֺצְרִים Isaiah 30:14.
† II. נֵ֫בֶל,
נֶ֫בֶל noun masculinePsalm 57:9 a musical instrument, either a portable
harp, or
a lute, guitar (with bulging resonance-body at lower end); (perhaps = I.
נֵבֶל, and then shape seems to favour
lute; perhaps independent word, e.g. Egyptian loan-word, compare
nfr, lute, We
Hpt 222); — absolute
נֵ֫בֶל 1 Samuel 10:5 +
3 times,
נֶ֫בֶל Psalm 71:22 +
3 times;
נָ֑בֶל Amos 6:5 +
2 times; plural
נְבָלִים 2 Samuel 6:5 +
4 times; suffix
נְבָלֶיךָ Amos 5:23;
Isaiah 14:11; —
harp (or
lute), played at feasts and religious ceremonies, probably less simple, cheap and common than
כִּנּוֺר (which see;; often named with
נ׳): — as mark of luxury, revelry
Amos 5:23;
Amos 6:5; Amos 14:11, so
Amos 5:12 (
תֹּף חָלִיל כִנּוֺר נ׳), also (not in bad sense)
1 Kings 10:12; played by wandering band of prophets
1 Samuel 10:5 (list as
Isaiah 5:12); in worship
2 Samuel 6:5; elsewhere only Psalms, Chronicles, always in worship:
Psalm 57:9;
Psalm 81:3;
Psalm 92:4;
Psalm 108:3;
Psalm 150:3;
כְּלִי נֶבֶל Psalm 71:22;
עָשׂוֺר נ׳ a harp with ten strings Psalm 33:2;
Psalm 144:9;
1 Chronicles 13:8;
1 Chronicles 15:16,
20,
28;
1 Chronicles 16:5 (
כְּלֵי נְבָלִים),
1 Chronicles 25:1,
6;
2 Chronicles 5:12;
9:11;
20:28;
29:25;
Nehemiah 12:27. — compare further Benz
Archaeology 273 ff. Now
Archaeology i. 273 ff. Dr
Amos 234 ff. We
Hpt 222 ff.
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