H6767d H6767d
cymbals; percussion instruments making a clashing or ringing sound, used in worship
This plural noun refers to cymbals—musical instruments of percussion that produce a clashing, ringing sound. Second Samuel 6:5 describes David and Israel celebrating before the ark with cymbals and other instruments. Psalm 150:5 calls for praising God with 'loud cymbals' and 'resounding cymbals,' distinguishing types by sound quality. The word derives from a root suggesting clashing or ringing sounds. Cross-linguistically, the term is consistently recognized as cymbals (Spanish 'címbalos', French 'cymbales', German 'Zimbeln'), showing a clear instrumental referent used in joyful worship contexts.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The two contexts are liturgical celebration: David's procession with the ark (2 Samuel 6:5) and the comprehensive call to praise in Psalm 150. The psalm distinguishes between 'cymbals of sound/hearing' and 'cymbals of shouting/resounding', possibly referring to different sizes or playing techniques. All translations agree on the instrument type, with Spanish and German noting the construct relationship ('with cymbals of...'). These percussion instruments marked moments of exuberant worship, their clashing sound symbolizing joyful acclamation of God. 3×
AR["بِ-صُنُوجِ", "بِ-صُنُوجِ-", "وَبِ-صُنُوجٍ"]·ben["আর-করতালে", "মঞ্জীরায়", "মঞ্জীরায়-"]·DE["mit-Zimbeln-von", "und-mit-cymbals"]·EN["and-with-cymbals", "with-cymbals-of"]·FR["dans-cymbales", "et-avec-cymbals"]·heb["ב-צלצלי", "ו-ב-צלצלים"]·HI["और-मजीरों-से", "झाँझों-से"]·ID["dan-dengan-ceracap", "dengan-ceracap", "dengan-ceracap-"]·IT["cembalo", "e-con-cymbals"]·jav["kanthi-ceng-ceng", "kanthi-ceng-ceng-", "lan-céng-céng"]·KO["그리고-제금으로", "에-제금들로-"]·PT["com-címbalos", "e-com-címbalos"]·RU["и-на-кимвалах", "на-кимвалах"]·ES["con-címbalos-de", "con-címbalos-de-", "y-con-címbalos"]·SW["kwa-matoazi", "kwa-matoazi-ya", "na-kwa-matoazi"]·TR["ve-zillerle", "zillerle-"]·urd["اور-جھانجھوں-سے۔", "بِ-جھانجھوں", "بِ-جھانجھوں-"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צֶלְצְלִים n.m.pl. musical instr. of percussion, cymbals (with clashing sound; NH צֶלְצַל, Aramaic צֶלְצְלִין, ܨܺܝܨܠܴܐ );—צ׳ 2 S 6:5 (+ מְנַעַנְעִים, q.v.; ‖ 1 Ch 13:8 מְצִלְתַּיִם); cstr. צִלְצְלֵי־שָׁ֑מַע ψ 150:5, צ׳ תְּרוּעָה v 5;—cf. NowArch. i. 272 f. BenzArchaeology 277 Weψψ Eng. Tr. 232.