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timbrel

timbrel

1 9.9
A small hand drum like a tambourine used long ago in ceremonies
  • noun
  • /ˈtɪmbrəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : timbal
  • And Mariam, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel and led the women (cf. Exod 14:20).
  • timbrels and dances

Examples

  • Miriam played the timbrel joyfully as the dancers celebrated their victory.

  • The performers used a timbrel to add a lively rhythm to the ancient festival.

  • "Praise him with the timbrel and dance."

    The Apostle (1997)

  • Praise him with the timbrel and harp.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Raise a song and strike the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the lute.

    Blog text (23)

  • Yiftah came to his house, and behold, his daughter came to meet him with timbrels and dances, and she was his only child.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • In the ancient village, people gathered to dance while the musicians accompanied them with timbrels.

Synonyms

tambourine
vstimbrel
21 3.4

A small hand drum with metal jingles that you shake or hit

is used mainly in ancient times rather than in modern contexts
trommel
vstimbrel
1 9.9

A drum played in parades and folk music, common in Germany

is an ancient small handheld drum not for military or regional folk use
tympany
vstimbrel
  • Archaic
9.9

A drum-like instrument played to make rhythm

is a small handheld drum especially used in ancient times

Surface Forms

timbrel singular
timbrels plural

Etymology

Timbrel names a small hand drum and is like the familiar word tambourine, both coming from old words for 'drum' used in ceremonies. So, when you hear timbrel, think of a little drum that is beaten or shaken in ancient celebrations.