Topic
Viol
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Isaiah 5:12Easton · ISBE · Nave An instrument of music
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
- Isaiah 14:11ISBE
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
- Amos 5:23ISBE
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
- Amos 6:5ISBE
That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
vi'-ol (nebhel, nebhel): the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) in Isa 14:11; Am 5:23; 6:5; the King James Version alone in Isa 5:12, the Revised Version (British and American) "lute." "Viol" is derived from Latin vitella, a doublet of vitula, a "viol"; hence, French vielle, doublet of viole. The viol was a bowed instrument, the parent of the violin tribe, and is not a true equivalent for nebhel.
See MUSIC.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.