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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(muse). Anciently known (
Gen. 4:21; 31:27
21
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. (Genesis 4:21)
27
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? (Genesis 31:27)
;
Job 21:12
12
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. (Job 21:12)
). Vocal and instrumental, reached highest perfection in temple choirs (
2 Sam. 6:5
5
And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. (2 Samuel 6:5)
; 1 Chron. 25). Usual instruments,
harp
,
timbrel
, Psalter, trumpet,
flute
,
pipe
, and so forth.
Concise Bible Dictionary
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The
harp
and the
organ
, or
pipe
, were in use as early as
Genesis 4:21
21
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. (Genesis 4:21)
.
Laban
, when chiding with
Jacob
for secretly leaving him, said he would have sent him away “with
songs
, with
tabret
, and with harp” (
Gen. 31:27
27
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? (Genesis 31:27)
). The
monuments
show that the
Egyptians
had various musical instruments, the Israelites, therefore, if they had not known their use before going into
Egypt
, could have learned it there. When
Moses
sang the song of triumph at the
Red
Sea
,
Miriam
answered with a tabret in her hand; and
Samuel
told
Saul
that he would meet a company of prophets with a
psaltery
, a tabret, a pipe, and a harp (
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)
).
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There must have been with these prophets some
knowledge
of music, which doubtless under
David
was further cultivated and devoted to the service of
God
, their music being intimately connected with temple
worship
. He had several companies of singers, and players on instruments, which are often mentioned in the Psalm. As these were indited under the guidance of
the
Holy
Spirit
, we may conclude that this way of celebrating the praises of God was in accordance with the
dispensation
that then was. Such an exhortation as “
Praise
Him with the psaltery and harp,” is beautifully in place in the
Psalms
; but in the
New
Testament
dispensation it is, “
singing
and making melody in your
heart
to the
Lord
”; and “I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.” “They that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in
truth
.”
In the headings of fifty-five of the Psalm the words occur, “To the chief musician”;
the word
is
natsach
, and simply means “to the chief or the leader,” and may therefore apply as much to the singers as to the musicians. The musical instruments are considered under their various
names
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
3451
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
μουσικός
Transliteration:
mousikos
Phonic:
moo-sik-os’
Meaning:
from Μοῦσα (a Muse); "musical", i.e. (as noun) a minstrel
KJV Usage:
musician
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“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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