Other names | Kinnor David, Harp of David |
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Classification | String instrument |
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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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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.