שַׂבְּכָא
śabbĕkāʾ
trigon
Strong's H5443NounAramaicTWOT 3003

שַׂבְּכָא (śabbĕkāʾ) is an Aramaic noun meaning trigon. It appears 4 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5443).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 3003)

Root family 3003: שַׂבְּכָא śabbĕkāʾ — musical instrument. Apparently a triangular instrument with four strings. The Greek equivalent is sambykē, but it is not sure whether the Greek borrowed from the Semitic or vice versa. For the bearing of Greek words in Daniel on the dating of the book, see sûmpônyâ, no. 2887

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