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Dulcimer

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Dulcimer. (Hebrew, sumphoniah). A musical instrument, mentioned in Daniel 3:5; Daniel 3:15 probably, the bagpipe. The same instrument is still in use amongst peasants, in the northwest of Asia and in southern Europe, where it is known by the similar name, sampogna or zampogna.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Dulcimer'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​d/dulcimer.html. 1901.
 
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