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Dulcimer
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
DULCIMER . This term, which denotes a stringed instrument (? the mediæval ‘psaltery’; see Music, § 4 ( 1 ) ( b )), is given incorrectly by EV [Note: English Version.] in Daniel 3:5; Daniel 3:15 as tr. [Note: translate or translation.] of sumpônya (Gr. loan-word), which prob. = ‘bagpipe’; see Music, § 4 (2) ( d ).
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Dulcimer'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/d/dulcimer.html. 1909.