Çabbᵉkâʼ — H5443

Definition

feminine noun

a lyre

1. trigon, musical instrument
1. a triangular musical instrument with four strings, similar to a lyre

Usually translated as

sackbut

Origin

(Aramaic) or sabbᵉkâʼ; (Aramaic), from a root corresponding to H5440

• Çâbak (H5440)

Occurrences

Çabbᵉkâʼ occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (4)

• Daniel 3:5 — That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut (סַבְּכָ֤א), psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
• Daniel 3:7 — Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut (שַׂבְּכָא֙), psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
• Daniel 3:10 — Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut (שַׂבְּכָ֤א), psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
• Daniel 3:15 — Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut (שַׂבְּכָ֡א), psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?