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Lexicon :: Strong's H8596 - tōp̄

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תֹּף
Transliteration
tōp̄
Pronunciation
tofe
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From תָּפַף (H8608) contracted
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TWOT Reference: 2536a

Strong’s Definitions

תֹּף tôph, tofe; from H8608 contracted; a tambourine:—tabret, timbrel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H8596 in the following manner: timbrel (9x), tabret (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H8596 in the following manner: timbrel (9x), tabret (8x).

  1. timbrel, tambourine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תֹּף tôph, tofe; from H8608 contracted; a tambourine:—tabret, timbrel.
STRONGS H8596: Abbreviations
† תֹּף noun masculine timbrel, tambourine; — absolute ת׳ Genesis 31:27 +; plural תֻּפִּים Judges 11:34 +; suffix תֻּפֶּ֫יךָ Ezekiel 28:13, תֻּפַּ֫יִךְ Jeremiah 31:4; — timbrel, held and struck with hand, especially by dancing women, often with other musical instruments: — sign of merriment, gladness Genesis 31:27 (E) Job 21:12, reverly Isaiah 5:12; מְשׂוֺשׂ ת׳ Isaiah 24:8, compare Jeremiah 31:4; Ezekiel 28:13; exultation, triumph Exodus 15:20 (twice in verse) (E) Judges 11:34; 1 Samuel 18:6; Isaiah 30:32; used by prophets in ecstasy 1 Samuel 10:5; in praise of י׳ 2 Samuel 6:5 || 1 Chronicles 13:8; Psalm 81:3; Psalm 149:3; Psalm 150:4. — See PrinceEB Music.§ 3.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:27; 31:27

Exodus

15:20

Judges

11:34; 11:34

1 Samuel

10:5; 18:6

2 Samuel

6:5

1 Chronicles

13:8

Job

21:12

Psalms

81:3; 149:3; 150:4

Isaiah

5:12; 24:8; 30:32

Jeremiah

31:4; 31:4

Ezekiel

28:13; 28:13

H8596

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8596 matches the Hebrew תֹּף (tōp̄),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:27 - Why did you flee secretly and trick me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre?

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:20 - Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34 - Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah. And behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:5 - After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim,[fn] where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:6 - As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:5 - And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD, with songs[fn] and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:8 - And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, with song and lyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:12 - They sing to the tambourine and the lyre
and rejoice to the sound of the pipe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:2 - Raise a song; sound the tambourine,
the sweet lyre with the harp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:3 - Let them praise his name with dancing,
making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:4 - Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:12 - They have lyre and harp,
tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD,
or see the work of his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:8 - The mirth of the tambourines is stilled,
the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
the mirth of the lyre is stilled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:32 - And every stroke of the appointed staff that the LORD lays on them will be to the sound of tambourines and lyres. Battling with brandished arm, he will fight with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:4 - Again I will build you, and you shall be built,
O virgin Israel!
Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines
and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden, the garden of God;
every precious stone was your covering,
sardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire,[fn] emerald, and carbuncle;
and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings.[fn]
On the day that you were created
they were prepared.
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