Category:Timbrel

Tim"brel, n. Etym: [dim. of oe. timbre, of. timbre; probably fr. L. Typmanum, gr. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See tympanum, and Cf. 2d timbre, tymbal.] (mus.)

Defn: a kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest Antiquity. Miriam. . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out After her with timbrels and with dances. Ex. xv. 20.

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Timbrel - (Heb. toph ), a small drum or tambourine; a tabret (q.v.). The antiquity of this musical instrument appears from the scriptural allusions to it (Genesis 31:27; Exodus 15:20; Judges 11:34, etc.) (See MUSIC.)