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Harp
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1943. Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Comments: Arched Harp (shoulder harp). ca. 1390â1295 B.C. Egypt, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18.
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Comments: Angular harp 10th-8th century BC, restored. This image has been modified to change tonal range.
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Comments: King David's golden statue shows King David in a royal cape playing his harp. The Old Testament mentions that David played the harp to sooth King Saul.
From Easton: Harp, (Heb. kinnor), the national instrument of the Hebrews. It was invented by Jubal (Genesis 4:21). Some think the word _kinnor_ denotes the whole class of stringed instruments. It was used as an accompaniment to songs of cheerfulness as well as of praise to God (Genesis 31:27; 1 Samuel 16:23; 2 Chronicles 20:28; Psalms 33:2; Psalms 137:2).
In Solomon's time harps were made of almug-trees (1 Kings 10:11, 1 Kings 10:12). In 1 Chronicles 15:21 mention is made of "harps on the Sheminith;" Revised Version, "harps set to the Sheminith;" better perhaps "harps of eight strings." The soothing effect of the music of the harp is referred to 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23; 1 Samuel 18:10; 1 Samuel 19:9. The church in heaven is represented as celebrating the triumphs of the Redeemer "harping with their harps" (Revelation 14:2).
Verses:
- Genesis 4:21
- Genesis 31:27
- 1 Samuel 10:5
- 1 Samuel 16:16
- 1 Samuel 16:18
- 1 Samuel 16:23
- 1 Samuel 18:10
- 1 Samuel 19:9
- 2 Samuel 6:5
- 1 Kings 10:12
- 2 Kings 3:15
- 1 Chronicles 13:8
- 1 Chronicles 15:16
- 1 Chronicles 15:20
- 1 Chronicles 15:28
- 1 Chronicles 16:5
- 1 Chronicles 25:1
- 1 Chronicles 25:3
- 1 Chronicles 25:6
- 2 Chronicles 5:12
- 2 Chronicles 9:11
- 2 Chronicles 20:28
- 2 Chronicles 29:25
- Nehemiah 12:27
- Job 30:31
- Psalms 33:2
- Psalms 43:4
- Psalms 45:8
- Psalms 49:4
- Psalms 57:8
- Psalms 68:25
- Psalms 71:22
- Psalms 81:2
- Psalms 92:3
- Psalms 98:5
- Psalms 108:2
- Psalms 137:2
- Psalms 144:9
- Psalms 147:7
- Psalms 149:3
- Psalms 150:3
- Isaiah 5:12
- Isaiah 14:11
- Isaiah 16:11
- Isaiah 23:16
- Isaiah 24:8
- Daniel 3:5
- Daniel 3:7
- Daniel 3:10
- Daniel 3:15
- Amos 5:23
- Amos 6:5
- 1 Corinthians 14:7
- Revelation 5:8
- Revelation 14:2
- Revelation 15:2
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Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​h/harp.html. 2024.