Pᵉçanṭêrîyn — H6460

Definition

masculine noun

psalterion; a lyre

1. a stringed instrument (triangular)
1. perhaps a lyre or a harp

Usually translated as

psaltery

Origin

(Aramaic) or pᵉçantêrîyn; a transliteration of the Greek,

Occurrences

Pᵉçanṭêrîyn 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, psaltery (פְּסַנְתֵּרִין֙), 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, psaltery (פְּסַנְטֵרִ֔ין), 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, psaltery (פְסַנְתֵּרִין֙), 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, psaltery (פְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩), 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?