Encyclopedia entry
Tabret
(Heb. toph), a timbrel (q.v.) or tambourine, generally played by women (Gen. 31:27; 1 Sam. 10:5; 18:6). In Job 17:6 the word (Heb. topheth) “tabret” should be, as in the Revised Version, “an open abhorring” (marg., “one in whose face they spit;” lit., “a spitting in the face”).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
[Timbrel, Tabret]
In the Bible
4
Verses where Tabret is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Samuel 10:5
After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
- Genesis 31:27
Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
- Isaiah 5:12
At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
- Job 17:6
He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.
Scripture on Tabret
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Entries that reference Tabret
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Tabret references
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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