cha.lal denotes the activity of flute playing in scenes of public rejoicing and alongside singers.

The attested use is flute playing: in 1 Kings 1:40 it accompanies the people’s great rejoicing, and in Psalm 87:7 it is named alongside singers.

1. Flute playing in celebration and song · dominant

   Both occurrences are masculine plural active participles. In 1 Kings 1:40 the APB renders the people as having "played flutes" while they rejoice with great joy; in Psalm 87:7 it places flute players alongside singers.

   1 Kings 1:40Psalm 87:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly says "played flutes" in 1 Kings 1:40 and refers to "flute players" in Psalm 87:7. These renderings confirm the verses’ presentation rather than establish finer distinctions.