Lexical Definition
סוּמְפּוֹנְיָה çûwmᵉpôwnᵉyâh (soom-po-neh-yaw') bagpipe A:N-F
(Aramaic) or סוּמְפֹּנְיָה çûwmᵉpônᵉyâh (soom-po-neh-yaw'); (Aramaic), or סִיפֹנְיָא çîyphônᵉyâʼ (see-fo-neh-yaw'); (Daniel 3:10) (Aramaic), of Greek origin
dulcimer.
- a bagpipe (with a double pipe)
1) a musical instrument, wind instrument, bagpipe, double pipe, panpipes
1a) perhaps dulcimer, panpipes
Brown-Driver-Briggs
סוּמְפֹּנְיָה noun feminine, bag-pipe, or double pipe, or Pan's pipe (see GFMJBL, 1905, 166 ff.) (Late Hebrew LevyNHWB iii. 492; Late Hebrew Aramaic סִימְלאספּוֺן is tube, especially vein, artery Idib. 513; loan-word from (late) Greek συμφωνία, Kraussii. 376, 390 Bev41 DrDan 3:5 NesMM 37 (hence also later Latin symphonia, Ital. zampogna), PrinceKB 9230); — absolute ׳ס Dan 3:5; Dan 3:15, = סיפניה Kt, סוּפֹּנְיָה Qr vDan 3:10 (Syriac id.; compare Palmyrene ספון = σύμφωνος, in agreement, Lzb330 GACookeInscr. 338).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Daniel | 3:5 · 3:10 · 3:15 |