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player

Meaning of “player”

One skilled in playing a musical instrument.

Definition sources

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1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 16:16

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The KJV occurrence

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1 Samuel 16:16
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Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 16:16 · retained source text

Let our lord now command thy seruants which are before thee, to seeke out a man, who is a cunning player on an harpe: and it shall come to passe when the euill spirit from God is vpon thee, that hee shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

1 Samuel 16:16

A man who is a cunning player on an harp, followed by he shall play with his hand, directly describes the musical-instrument sense. The record is scoped and non-exhaustive.