Definitions for: Timbrel


[n] small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers



Webster (1913) Definition: Tim"brel, n. [Dim. of OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably
fr. L. typmanum, Gr. ? a kettledrum, but influenced perhaps
by Ar. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See Tympanum,
and cf. 2d Timbre, Tymbal.] (Mus.)
A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest
antiquity.

Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the
women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
--Ex. xv. 20.

See Also: drum, membranophone, tympan

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