Bible Encyclopedias
Drum
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
drum ( τύμπανον , túmpanon ): This was the Hebrew tō̄ph , "tabret" or "timbrel," a hand-drum, consisting of a ring of wood or metal covered with a tightly drawn skin, with small pieces of metal hung around the rim, like a tambourine. It was raised in the one hand and struck with the other, usually by women, but sometimes also by men, at festivities and on occasions of rejoicing. See 1 Macc 9:39, the Revised Version (British and American) "timbrels.»Copyright Statement
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Drum'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/d/drum.html. 1915.