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Strong's G2950 κύμβαλον (kymbalon)

Kymbalon means “cymbal” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2950 — taphal (“sew up”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2950
Language Greek
Linked Usages 20
Books 10

Strong's G2950 Quick Answer

Strong's G2950 κύμβαλον (kumbalon) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kumbalon (koom'-bal-on) n. 1. a "cymbal" (as hollow) [from a derivative of the base of G2949] It has 20 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include cymbal. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
kumbalon (koom'-bal-on) n. 1. a "cymbal" (as hollow) [from a derivative of the base of G2949]
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
cymbal

Meaning and Definition

kumbalon (koom'-bal-on) n. 1. a "cymbal" (as hollow) [from a derivative of the base of G2949] KJV: cymbal Root(s): G2949

Original Word
κύμβαλον
Transliteration
kumbalon
Derivation
Root: κύμα R1: 2949
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2950. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G2950 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kumbalon, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G2950 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2950 (κύμβαλον) appears 20 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2950 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2950 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

1 Corinthians 13:1 KJV

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Strong's G2950 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

1 Kingdoms 18:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And there came out women in dances to meet David out of all the cities of Israel, with timbrels, and with rejoicing, and with cymbals.

2 Kingdoms 6:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And David and the children of Israel were playing before the Lord on well-tuned instruments mightily, and with songs, and with harps, and with lutes, and with drums, and with cymbals, and with pipes.

1 Chronicles 13:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And David and all Israel were playing before the Lord with all their might, and that together with singers, and with harps, and with lutes, with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

Strong's G2950 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 5:57 Septuagint / Brenton

and they laid the foundation of the house of God in the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come to Jewry and Jerusalem.

Judith 16:1 Septuagint / Brenton

Then Judith began to sing this thanksgiving in all Israel, and all the people sang after her this song of praise.

1 Maccabees 4:54 Septuagint / Brenton

At what time and day the heathen had profaned it, even in that was it dedicated with songs, and citterns, and harps, and cymbals.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2950.

1 Kingdoms 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there came out women in dances to meet David out of all the cities of Israel, with timbrels, and with rejoicing, and with cymbals.
2 Kingdoms 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David and the children of Israel were playing before the Lord on well-tuned instruments mightily, and with songs, and with harps, and with lutes, and with drums, and with cymbals, and with pipes.
1 Chronicles 13:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David and all Israel were playing before the Lord with all their might, and that together with singers, and with harps, and with lutes, with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
1 Chronicles 15:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to the chiefs of the Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musical instruments, lutes, harps, and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy.
1 Chronicles 15:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, with brazen cymbals to make a sound to be heard.
1 Chronicles 15:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of a horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing loudly on lutes and harps.
1 Chronicles 16:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Asaph was the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel sounding with musical instruments, lutes and harps, and Asaph with cymbals:
1 Chronicles 16:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And with them there were trumpets and cymbals to sound aloud, and musical instruments for the songs of God: and the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.
1 Chronicles 25:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King David and the captains of the host appointed to their services the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, prophesiers with harps, and lutes, and cymbals: and their number was according to their polls serving in their ministrations.
1 Chronicles 25:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All these sang hymns with their father in the house of God, with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, for the service of the house of God, near the king, and Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.
2 Chronicles 5:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that all the singing Levites assigned to the sons of Asaph, to Heman, to Jeduthun, and to his sons, and to his brethren, of them that were clothed in linen garments, with cymbals and lutes and harps, were standing before the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests, blowing trumpets.
2 Chronicles 5:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was one voice in the trumpeting and in the psalm singing, and in the loud utterance with one voice to give thanks and praise the Lord; and when they raised their voice together with trumpets and cymbals, and instruments of music, and said, Give thanks to the Lord, for it is good, For his mercy endures forever— then the house was filled with the cloud of the glory of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 29:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, according to the commandment of King David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for by the commandment of the Lord the order was in the hand of the prophets.
Ezra 3:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
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.
Psalms 150:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Praise him with melodious cymbals: Praise him with loud cymbals.
1 Corinthians 13:1 New Testament, KJV
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
1 Esdras 5:57 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and they laid the foundation of the house of God in the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come to Jewry and Jerusalem.
Judith 16:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Judith began to sing this thanksgiving in all Israel, and all the people sang after her this song of praise.
1 Maccabees 4:54 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
At what time and day the heathen had profaned it, even in that was it dedicated with songs, and citterns, and harps, and cymbals.
1 Maccabees 13:51 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and entered into it the three and twentieth day of the second month, in the hundred seventy and first year, with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and with harps, and cymbals, and with viols, and hymns, and songs: because there was destroyed a great enemy out of Israel.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2950, grouped by book.

1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2950 FAQ

What does kymbalon (κύμβαλον) mean?

Kymbalon (Strong's G2950) is a Greek word most simply glossed "cymbal". kumbalon (koom'-bal-on) n. 1. a "cymbal" (as hollow) [from a derivative of the base of G2949]

How many times is kymbalon (κύμβαλον) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's G2950 across 10 books.

Where can I study kymbalon (κύμβαλον) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2950 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate kymbalon (κύμβαλον)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cymbal. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2950 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 15 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2950, with linked reader references where each row is available.