Kinnor
/kiˈnɔɹ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A stringed instrument of the Israelites.
"Just as the Kinor of King David played by itself when the north wind touched its strings, so too did Rabbi Nachman's heart fill with music when he beheld the forests, hills, brooks and other aspects of nature."
- 2 Synonym of begena.
Example
More examples"Just as the Kinor of King David played by itself when the north wind touched its strings, so too did Rabbi Nachman's heart fill with music when he beheld the forests, hills, brooks and other aspects of nature."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew כִּנּוֹר (“lyre”).