Lexicon
שַׂבְּכָא
sab.b.kah
H5443
A:N-F Hebrew

trigon

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sab.b.kah denotes an instrument named within the musical sound that summons people to bow before the image.

The term consistently occurs as one named instrument within a list whose sound accompanies the command to fall down and worship the image, as shown in Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:10, and Daniel 3:15.

Senses in use

  1. Instrument named in the ceremonial music · dominant

    In Daniel 3:5 and Daniel 3:10, the feminine singular absolute form stands among instruments whose sound accompanies the command to fall down and worship the golden image. Daniel 3:7 shows the peoples responding after hearing that same musical list, while Daniel 3:15 repeats it in the king's renewed demand; the APB renders the list with “the trigon.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:10, and Daniel 3:15, the APB includes “the trigon” in the repeated list of instruments. This rendering confirms the list's overall presentation rather than isolating every lexical detail.

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