Strong H6460פְּסַנְטֵרִין
psaltery
- Transliteration
- pesanţêrîyn pesantêrîyn
- Pronunciation
- {pes-an-tay-reen'} pes-an-tay-reen'
- Morphology
- Aramaic Noun (Masculine)
Definition
(Chaldee); a transliteration of the Greek (not in lexicon) psalterion; a lyre: - psaltery.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: psaltery
Exact lexical definition: a stringed instrument
Part of speech: noun
BDB context: פְּסַנְטֵרִין n.[m.] a ( triangular ) stringed instrument ;— Dn 3:7
In the Bible
Strong H6460 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- psaltery4
First verses
- Daniel 3:5That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
- Daniel 3:7Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
- Daniel 3:10Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
- Daniel 3:15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?