Cymbals (Easton)

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(Heb. tzeltzelim, from a root meaning to "tinkle"), musical instruments, consisting of two convex pieces of brass one held in each hand, which were clashed together to produce a loud clanging sound; castanets; "loud cymbals." "Highsounding cymbals" consisted of two larger plates, one held also in each hand ( 2 Samuel 6:5 ; Psalm 150:5 ; 1 Chronicles 13:8 ; 15:16,19,28 ; 1 Corinthians 13:1 ).