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Strong's H4700 מְצֵלֶת (metseleth)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4700 — spodos (“ashes”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4700
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 13
Books 4

Strong's H4700 Quick Answer

Strong's H4700 מְצֵלֶת (mtseleth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mtseleth (mets-ay'-leth) n-f. 1. (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals [from H6750] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include cymbals. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mtseleth (mets-ay'-leth) n-f. 1. (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals [from H6750]
Usage
13 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
cymbals

Meaning and Definition

mtseleth (mets-ay'-leth) n-f. 1. (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals [from H6750] KJV: cymbals. Root(s): H6750

Original Word
מְצֵלֶת
Transliteration
mtseleth
Derivation
First root strongs: 6750
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4700. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4700 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mtseleth, 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.

cymbals 1 Chronicles 13:8 13×

How Strong's H4700 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old 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 Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4700 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 H4700 in the Old Testament

13 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 13:8 KJV

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

1 Chronicles 15:16 KJV

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

1 Chronicles 15:19 KJV

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

Usage Excerpts

First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4700.

1 Chronicles 13:8 Old Testament, KJV
And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
1 Chronicles 15:16 Old Testament, KJV
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
1 Chronicles 15:19 Old Testament, KJV
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
1 Chronicles 15:28 Old Testament, KJV
Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
1 Chronicles 16:5 Old Testament, KJV
Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
1 Chronicles 16:42 Old Testament, KJV
And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.
1 Chronicles 25:1 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
1 Chronicles 25:6 Old Testament, KJV
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
2 Chronicles 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
2 Chronicles 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;
2 Chronicles 29:25 Old Testament, KJV
And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
Ezra 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Nehemiah 12:27 Old Testament, KJV
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4700, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 8 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4700 FAQ

What does metseleth (מְצֵלֶת) mean?

Metseleth (Strong's H4700) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cymbals". mtseleth (mets-ay'-leth) n-f. 1. (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals [from H6750]

How many times is metseleth (מְצֵלֶת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H4700 across 4 books.

Where can I study metseleth (מְצֵלֶת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4700 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate metseleth (מְצֵלֶת)?

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