KJV dictionary & concordance

cymbal

Meaning of “cymbal”

A brass musical instrument made to sound or tinkle.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

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KJV PCE

THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 13:1 · retained source text

¶ Though I speake with the tongues of men & of Angels, and haue not charity, I am become as sounding brasse or a tinkling cymbal.

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Historical English dictionary sources

A musical instrument used by the ancients, hollow and made of brass, somewhat like a kettle-drum; but the precise form is not ascertained.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 530