Lexicon :: Strong's H4517 - manʿanʿîm

מַנְעַנְעִים
Transliteration
manʿanʿîm
Pronunciation
men-ah-ah'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From נוּעַ (H5128)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1328a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מנענעים (Gesenius) מנענע (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

מְנַעְנַע mᵉnaʻnaʻ, men-ah-ah'; from H5128; a sistrum (so called from its rattling sound):—cornet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H4517 in the following manner: cornet (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H4517 in the following manner: cornet (1x).

  1. a kind of rattle

    1. a kind of rattle used as a musical instrument

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְנַעְנַע mᵉnaʻnaʻ, men-ah-ah'; from H5128; a sistrum (so called from its rattling sound):—cornet.
STRONGS H4517: Abbreviations
† [מְנַעֲנֵעַ] noun [masculine] apparently a kind of rattle, only וּבִמְנַָֽעַנְעִים 2 Samuel 6:5, in list of musical instruments; κύμβαλα, but this usually (12 times) = מְצִלְתַּיִם; sisitra; the sistrum (Gr. σεῖστρον, from σείω) was much used in Egypt; it was a small metal frame with loose metal bars carrying loose rings, borne and swung or shaken in the hand, see WilkinsonAnc. Kgyptians (1878), i. 497 ff. NowArchaeology l. 273 BenzArchaeology 278 WePsalms Eng. Trans. p. 233.
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2 Samuel

6:5