'Psaltery' definitions:

Definition of 'psaltery'

From: WordNet
noun
An ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings

Definition of 'Psaltery'

From: GCIDE
  • Psaltery \Psal"ter*y\, n.; pl. Psalteries. [OE. sautrie, OF. psalterie, F. psalt['e]rion, L. psalterium psaltery, psalter, from Gr. ?, fr. ?. See Psalm, Psalter.] A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known. [1913 Webster]
  • Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. --Ps. xxxiii. 2. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Psaltery'

From: Easton
  • Psaltery a musical instrument, supposed to have been a kind of lyre, or a harp with twelve strings. The Hebrew word nebhel, so rendered, is translated "viol" in Isa. 5:12 (R.V., "lute"); 14:11. In Dan. 3:5, 7, 10, 15, the word thus rendered is Chaldaic, pesanterin, which is supposed to be a word of Greek origin denoting an instrument of the harp kind.

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