Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NLT

NLT

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H8596 - tōp̄

Choose a new font size and typeface
תֹּף
Transliteration
tōp̄
Pronunciation
tofe
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From תָּפַף (H8608) contracted
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2536a

Strong’s Definitions

תֹּף tôph, tofe; from H8608 contracted; a tambourine:—tabret, timbrel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H8596 in the following manner: timbrel (9x), tabret (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H8596 in the following manner: timbrel (9x), tabret (8x).

  1. timbrel, tambourine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תֹּף tôph, tofe; from H8608 contracted; a tambourine:—tabret, timbrel.
STRONGS H8596: Abbreviations
† תֹּף noun masculine timbrel, tambourine; — absolute ת׳ Genesis 31:27 +; plural תֻּפִּים Judges 11:34 +; suffix תֻּפֶּ֫יךָ Ezekiel 28:13, תֻּפַּ֫יִךְ Jeremiah 31:4; — timbrel, held and struck with hand, especially by dancing women, often with other musical instruments: — sign of merriment, gladness Genesis 31:27 (E) Job 21:12, reverly Isaiah 5:12; מְשׂוֺשׂ ת׳ Isaiah 24:8, compare Jeremiah 31:4; Ezekiel 28:13; exultation, triumph Exodus 15:20 (twice in verse) (E) Judges 11:34; 1 Samuel 18:6; Isaiah 30:32; used by prophets in ecstasy 1 Samuel 10:5; in praise of י׳ 2 Samuel 6:5 || 1 Chronicles 13:8; Psalm 81:3; Psalm 149:3; Psalm 150:4. — See PrinceEB Music.§ 3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:27; 31:27

Exodus

15:20

Judges

11:34; 11:34

1 Samuel

10:5; 18:6

2 Samuel

6:5

1 Chronicles

13:8

Job

21:12

Psalms

81:3; 149:3; 150:4

Isaiah

5:12; 24:8; 30:32

Jeremiah

31:4; 31:4

Ezekiel

28:13; 28:13

H8596

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8596 matches the Hebrew תֹּף (tōp̄),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:20 - Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34 - When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter came out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. She was his one and only child; he had no other sons or daughters.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:5 - “When you arrive at Gibeah of God,[fn] where the garrison of the Philistines is located, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre, and they will be prophesying.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:6 - When the victorious Israelite army was returning home after David had killed the Philistine, women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King Saul. They sang and danced for joy with tambourines and cymbals.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:5 - David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the LORD, singing songs[fn] and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:8 - David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

Tools

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:2

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:3 - Praise his name with dancing,
accompanied by tambourine and harp.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:4 - Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise him with strings and flutes!

Tools

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.

Tools

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.

Tools

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:4 - I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel.
You will again be happy
and dance merrily with your tambourines.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden,
the garden of God.
Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone[fn]—
red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone,
blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper,
blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald—
all beautifully crafted for you
and set in the finest gold.
They were given to you
on the day you were created.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NLT
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NLT
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.