Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, June 15th, 2025
Trinity Sunday
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Sackbut

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Sacar
Next Entry
Sackcloth
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

The Hebrew word sabka is judged to refer to a stringed musical instrument (not a wind instrument, as the name sackbut implies). Daniel 3:5-15 . It was probably the same as the sambuca of the Greeks and Romans. This was a triangular harp.

Bibliography Information
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Sackbut'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​s/sackbut.html. 1897.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile