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harp

Meaning of “harp”

A stringed musical instrument played with the fingers.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
30 occurrences29 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:21

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1 Chronicles 25:3
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 25:3 · retained source text

Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, who prophesied with a harpe, to giue thankes and to praise the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, Izri, ver.11.

1611 marginal noteWith Shimei mentioned ver. 17.

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A stringed musical instrument played with the fingers.

volume 1, leaf 885, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 78)