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Viol

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Easton's 1897

Heb. nebel (Isa. 5:12, R.V., “lute;” 14:11), a musical instrument, usually rendered “psaltery” (q.v.)

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

[PSALTERY]

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

vi'-ol (nebhel, nebhel): the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) in Isa 14:11; Am 5:23; 6:5; the King James Version alone in Isa 5:12, the Revised Version (British and American) "lute." "Viol" is derived from Latin vitella, a doublet of vitula, a "viol"; hence, French vielle, doublet of viole. The viol was a bowed instrument, the parent of the violin tribe, and is not a true equivalent for nebhel.

See MUSIC.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

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