About The Word Timbrel
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Timbrel
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What's The Definition Of Timbrel?
[n] small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Timbrel: Related Terms | Find terms related to Timbrel: See Also | drum | membranophone | tympan Timbrel In Webster's Dictionary \Tim"brel\, n. [Dim. of OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably
fr. L. typmanum, Gr. ? a kettledrum, but influenced perhaps
by Ar. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See {Tympanum},
and cf. 2d {Timbre}, {Tymbal}.] (Mus.)
A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest
antiquity.
Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the
women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
--Ex. xv. 20.
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