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harp

elated Ideas:

harpist, lyre

Definition:

A harp is a stringed musical instrument, that usually consists of a large open frame with vertical strings.

In Bible times, fir wood was used to make harps and other musical instruments.
Players of harps and lyres would hold them in the hands and play them by strumming or plucking while walking.
In many places in the Bible, harps are mentioned as instruments that were used to praise and worship God.
David wrote several psalms which were set to harp music.
He also played a harp for King Saul, to soothe the king's troubled spirit.
A lyre looks like a small harp, having strings strung across an open frame.

(See also: David, fir, psalm, Saul (OT))

Bible References:

Word Data:

Strong's: H3658, H5035, H7030, G2788, G2789, G2790

Forms Found in the English ULB:

harp, harpist, harpists, harps, lyre, lyres