Kinnor

Other names	Kinnor David, Harp of David
Classification	String instrument
Related instruments
lyre, kithara, harp, simsimiyya

Kinnor (Hebrew: כִּנּוֹר‎; also Harp of David) is the Hebrew name for an ancient Israelite lyre mentioned in the Bible (Genesis iv. 21) and commonly translated as harp.

History [link]

The identification of the instrument is uncertain, but a few historians of musical instruments say it is similar to the Greek cithara, Though the Kinnura is a better representation which was in use among the Semitic peoples.^[1]

Schematic drawing of an ancient kinnor

A symbolic representation of the kinnor appears on ancient Hebrew coins. ^[2]

The kinnor has been called the national instrument of Israel.^[3]

In modern Hebrew, the word kinnōr refers to a violin.

See also [link]

• Nevel

References [link]

External links [link]

• https://www.rakkav.com/biblemusic/pages/instruments.htm
• https://www.chelseashul.org/Music/Skarbova.htm
• Bo Lawergren, “Distinctions among Canaanite, Philistine, and Israelite Lyres, and Their Global Lyrical Contexts,” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 309 (Feb., 1998), pp. 41-68.
• Texts on Wikisource:
  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kinnor". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
  • "Kinnor". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.