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Nevel (instrument)

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Nevel
Ancient Nevel (Harp)
Classification String instrument
Related instruments
Schematic drawing of an ancient kinnor
Detail of the "Peace" panel of the Standard of Ur showing lyrist, excavated from the same site as the Lyres of Ur.

The nevel or nebel (Template:Lang-he nêḇel) was a stringed instrument in use by the ancient Hebrew people. The Greeks referred to it as the nabla (νάβλα, cf. Latin nabilium). A number of possibilities have been proposed, but most scholars believe the nevel was a harp. The King James Version renders the word into English as psaltery or viol, and the Book of Common Prayer renders it lute. The word nevel means harp in modern Hebrew.

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References

  1. Rich, Anthony. A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities. New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1874. Page 439.
  2. Joachim Braun (2002). Music in Ancient Israel/Palestine: Archaeological, Written, and Comparative Sources. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-8028-4477-4.
  3. Neil, James. Everyday Life in the Holy Land. London: Cassel & Company, Ltd. 1913. Page 218.
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