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“Minstrel” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
minister
). A musician employed, or strolling (
1 Sam. 10:5; 16:16
5
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: (1 Samuel 10:5)
16
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. (1 Samuel 16:16)
;
2 Kings 3:15
15
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. (2 Kings 3:15)
). Professional mourners (
Matt. 9:23
23
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, (Matthew 9:23)
).
“Pipe” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
Flute
Type
of perforated
wind
instruments, as the
harp
was of stringed instruments (
1 Sam. 10:5
5
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: (1 Samuel 10:5)
;
1 Kings 1:40
40
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. (1 Kings 1:40)
;
Isa. 5:12
12
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands. (Isaiah 5:12)
).
“Minstrel” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The word
nagan
signifies a player on a stringed instrument, a harpist, though used of players of any musical instrument.
Elisha
once when solicited to give advice asked for a minstrel to be brought, and “when the minstrel played, the hand of the
Lord
came upon him” (
2 Kings 3:15
15
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. (2 Kings 3:15)
). The minstrels mentioned in
Matthew 9:23
23
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, (Matthew 9:23)
were pipers or
flute
-players hired to assist in
mourning
.
“Pipe” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The simplest of
musical instruments
, often made of a
reed
, with holes to vary the notes. They were
sometimes
double, as seen on the Egyptian
monuments
, and in present use in
Egypt
: a number of them fastened together was called an “
organ
” (
1 Sam. 10:5
5
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: (1 Samuel 10:5)
;
1 Kings 1:40
40
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. (1 Kings 1:40)
;
Isa. 5:12
12
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands. (Isaiah 5:12)
;
Isa. 30:29
29
Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel. (Isaiah 30:29)
;
Jer. 48:36
36
Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished. (Jeremiah 48:36)
;
Ezek. 28:13
13
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. (Ezekiel 28:13)
;
1 Cor. 14:7
7
And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? (1 Corinthians 14:7)
).
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Shepherd
boy playing to his
sheep
. Typical reed pipe.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
834
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
αὐλητής
Transliteration:
auletes
Phonic:
ow-lay-tace’
Meaning:
from
832
; a flute-player
KJV Usage:
minstrel, piper
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