Quick Reference DictionaryViolViol
Heb. nebel ( Isaiah 5:12 , RSV, "lute;" 14:11 ), a musical instrument, usually rendered "psaltery" (q.v.)
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
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Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Viol". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".
Viol
Musical instrument; a kind of harp.Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! And the harp, and the VIOL, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. ( Isaiah 5:11-12 )
Bibliography Information"Entry for 'Viol'". Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible.
VIOL
vi'-ol (nebhel, nebhel):
the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) in Isaiah 14:11; Amos 5:23; 6:5; the King James Version alone in Isaiah 5:12, the Revised Version (British and American) "lute." "Viol" is derived from Latin vitella, a doublet of vitula, a "viol"; hence, French vielle, doublet of viole. The viol was a bowed instrument, the parent of the violin tribe, and is not a true equivalent for nebhel.
See MUSIC.
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