ABSTRACT
This table includes all the categories of instrumental terminology that occur in the Tanakh. A double underline means that the typology of the instrument is exact; a single underline means that it is probable; no underline means that the typology varies, with the dominant type mentioned first. Group/Class Name Typology (exact or probable) chordophones kinnor lyre nevel harp; bass lyre ‘asor zither qaytros kithara pesanterin dulcimer; zither; harp sabbeka’ angle harp aerophones shofar horn embouchure type yovel horn qeren horn qarna’ horn hatsotserah trumpet flutes ‘ugav flute mashroqita’ pan-pipes, double flute reed instruments halil double reed membranophones tof frame drum (tambourine) idiophones tseltselim cymbals; small cymbals metsiltayim cymbals; small cymbals men‘an‘im sistrum pa‘amonim jingles metsillot little bells generic terms kelim musical instruments minnim strings; stringed instruments unclear terms gittit stringed instrument; playing on a
stringed instrument
instruments mahol flute, dance sumponiah bagpipe; lute; double reed shalishim sistrum; three-stringed instrument sheminit eight-stringed instrument shushan lyre; flute; double reed; little bell;
cymbals instruments and musical instructions
‘alamot double reed; flute; harp; bagpipe; nevel of a small size
dahavan percussion instrument neginot stringed instrument nehilot double reed instrument musical instructions selah instrumental interlude; pause higgaion solo playing (on the kinnor); song
