Kinnor

Kinnor
Other names Kinnor David, Harp of David
Classification String instrument
Related instruments
lyre, kithara, harp, simsimiyya

Kinnor (Hebrew: כִּנּוֹר‎; also Harp of David) is the Hebrew name for an ancient Israelite lyre mentioned in the Bible (Genesis iv. 21) and commonly translated as harp.

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History

The identification of the instrument is uncertain, but a few historians of musical instruments say it is similar to the Greek cithara, Though the Kinnura is a better representation which was in use among the Semitic peoples.[1]

A symbolic representation of the kinnor appears on ancient Hebrew coins. [2]

The kinnor has been called the national instrument of Israel.[3]

In modern Hebrew, the word kinnōr refers to a violin.

See also

References

  1. ^  Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Kinnor". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
  2. ^ Jubilee harps
  3. ^ "David's Harp". Dolmetsch Online. http://www.dolmetsch.com/defsd.htm. Retrieved December 21, 2007. "In Hebrew kinnor, also known as David's harp, is the national instrument of Israel." 

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