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# harp
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## elated Ideas:
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harpist, lyre
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## Definition:
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A harp is a stringed musical instrument, that usually consists of a large open frame with vertical strings.
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* In Bible times, fir wood was used to make harps and other musical instruments.
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* Players of harps and lyres would hold them in the hands and play them by strumming or plucking while walking.
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* In many places in the Bible, harps are mentioned as instruments that were used to praise and worship God.
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* David wrote several psalms which were set to harp music.
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* He also played a harp for King Saul, to soothe the king's troubled spirit.
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* A lyre looks like a small harp, having strings strung across an open frame.
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(See also: [David](../names/david.md), [fir](../other/fir.md), [psalm](../kt/psalm.md), [Saul (OT)](../names/saul.md))
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## Picture of a Harp:
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<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/h/Harp.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/h/Harp.png" ></a>
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## Picture of a Harp:
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<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/h/Harp2.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/h/Harp2.png" ></a>
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## Bible References:
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* [1 Chronicles 15:16-18](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/15/16)
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* [Amos 05:23-24](rc://en/tn/help/amo/05/23)
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* [Daniel 03:05](rc://en/tn/help/dan/03/05)
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* [Psalm 033:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/psa/033/001)
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* [Revelation 05:8](rc://en/tn/help/rev/05/08)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H3658, H5035, H7030, G2788, G2789, G2790
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## Forms Found in the English ULB:
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harp, harpist, harpists, harps, lyre, lyres
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