ΝΑΒΛΑΙΣ, ναβλαις
NABLAIS, nablais
Sounds Like: NAH-blais
Translations: harps, lutes, lyres
From the root: ΝΑΒΛΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a stringed musical instrument, often translated as a harp, lute, or lyre. It was commonly used in ancient times, particularly in religious ceremonies and musical performances, as indicated by its association with psalms and other instruments. The word is a plural form, indicating multiple such instruments.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3411 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Samuel — 6:5
- 1 Chronicles — 13:8, 15:16, 15:20, 15:28, 16:5, 25:1, 25:6
- 2 Chronicles — 5:12, 20:28, 29:25
- 1 Maccabees — 13:51
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΑΒΛΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΝΑΒΛΑ — harp, a harp, lyre, a lyre, psaltery, a psaltery
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