timbrel

«timbrel» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A small hand drum or tambourine, played with dancing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A small hand drum or tambourine, played with dancing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Miriam and the women took timbrels to sing and dance after the crossing of the sea. In the Psalms and Job it is among the instruments used to praise God and to make joyful music. Interpretation: Tradition says the women had faith enough to bring timbrels out of Egypt, trusting a miracle would come. Psalm 150 is read as calling everyone to praise God with music and dance.

examples

• And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. (Torah EXO.15.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery. (Writings PSA.81.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• They sing to the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe. (Writings JOB.21.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe. (Writings PSA.150.4, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• The singers go before, the minstrels follow after, in the midst of damsels playing upon timbrels.
• Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.
• Let them praise His name in the dance; let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp.
• Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe.
• They sing to the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «timbrel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.