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נֵֵבֶֶ ל - starotestamentalny instrument muzyczny
נֵֵבֶֶל - an Old Testament Musical Instrument

Author(s): Hanna Walentyna Górska
Subject(s): Music, Biblical studies, History of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: לֶבֶנֵֵ; musical instrument; Hebrew Bible; lute; zither; harp; lyre;

Summary/Abstract: There are many different kinds of musical instruments in the texts of the Hebrew Bible. One of these is the לֶבֶנֵֵ. Currently, we do not have, any archaeological finds that depict an instrument signed as לֶבֶנֵֵ. Therefore, the biblical texts seem to be the only reliable source of information about this particular instrument at present. In the study of this instrument, however, one can also rely on archaeological discoveries or texts concerning the Greek names used in place of לֶבֶנֵֵ in the Septua- gint. These sources, however, do not make it certain that they describe the same instrument referred to in the Hebrew Bible. Based on both sources, we try to present what לֶבֶנֵֵ might have looked like, what it was made of, and when and how it was played.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 43
  • Page Range: 75-83
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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