Strong's Hebrew · H3658

H3658 kinnôwr

כִּנּוֹר

kin-nore'

lyre

Looking for Greek G3658 hómilos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3658. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

kinnôwr appears 42 times in Scripture, including Genesis 4:21 and 1 Samuel 10:5. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

a harp

In the King James Version

harp.

Derivation

from a unused root meaning to twang;

Appears 42 times in Scripture

1 Samuel 16:23

“And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play. Then Saul would find relief and feel better, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.”

1 Chronicles 13:8

“David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.”

2 Samuel 6:5

“David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.”

Genesis 31:27

“Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.”

Genesis 4:21

“And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.”

1 Chronicles 15:21

“And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.”

1 Samuel 16:16

“Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.””

1 Samuel 10:5

“After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.”

1 Kings 10:12

“The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.)”

1 Chronicles 15:16

“David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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