פְּסַנְטֵרִין
pĕsanṭērîn
a stringed instrument
Strong's H6460NounAramaicTWOT 2943

פְּסַנְטֵרִין (pĕsanṭērîn) is an Aramaic noun meaning a stringed instrument. It appears 4 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6460).

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Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2943)

Root family 2943: פְּסַנְטֵרִין pĕsanṭērîn — a stringed instrument. This word is doubtless borrowed from the Greek psalterion which is often used in the lxx to translate the Hebrew nebel “harp.” See the discussion under “Music; Musical Instruments,” in ZPEB, IV, p. 320. For the question of the date of this borrowing, see sûmpōnyâ, no. 2887

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