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Shawm

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Smith's 18631 verse reference

Smith's 1863

In the Prayer-book version of (Psalms 98:6) "with trumpets also stands also and shawms " is the rendering of what stands in the Authorized Version "with trumpets and sound of cornet ." The Hebrew word translated cornet is treated under the head. The "shawm" was a musical instrument resembling the clarinet.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

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