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מְצֵלֶת H4700

H4700 is the Hebrew word מְצֵלֶת, transliterated mᵉtsêleth and said mets-ay'-leth. The King James Version most often renders it cymbals.

Word: מְצֵלֶתTransliteration: mᵉtsêlethSaid: mets-ay'-lethLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

(only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals.

Where it comes from

from H6750 (צָלַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cymbals 12×having cymbals 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: cymbals.

Verses using מְצֵלֶת

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

1 Chronicles 13:8 · KJV

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

1 Chronicles 15:16 · KJV

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

1 Chronicles 15:19 · KJV

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

1 Chronicles 15:28 · KJV

Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

1 Chronicles 16:5 · KJV

Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

1 Chronicles 16:42 · KJV

And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

1 Chronicles 25:1 · KJV

Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

1 Chronicles 25:6 · KJV

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

2 Chronicles 5:12 · KJV

Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

2 Chronicles 5:13 · KJV

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;

2 Chronicles 29:25 · KJV

And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.

Ezra 3:10 · KJV

And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

Nehemiah 12:27 · KJV

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4700 mean?

H4700 is the Hebrew word מְצֵלֶת (mᵉtsêleth), meaning (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals.

How is H4700 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cymbals (12 times), having cymbals (1 time).

How many times does H4700 appear in the Bible?

מְצֵלֶת (mᵉtsêleth) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4700 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6750 (צָלַל).

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