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Sackbut

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Sackbut. A musical instrument. The word thus (probably erroneously) translated, sabbeca, occurs only in Daniel. Daniel 3:5; Daniel 3:7; Daniel 3:10; Daniel 3:15. It seems really to have been a triangular instrument with four or more strings, played on with the fingers, and emitting a sharp, clear sound.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Sackbut'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​s/sackbut.html. 1893.
 
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