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סַבְּכָא‏ n. #2 lyre

lyre BA^Dan. Dan3:5 : קַרְנָא מַשְׁרוֹקִיתָא קַתְרוֹס סַבְּכָא פְּסַנְתֵּרִין סוּמְפֹּנְיָה וְכֹל זְנֵי זְמָרָא‏ the horn, the pipe, the zither, the lyre, the harp, the symphony and all musical instruments †.

Presumably Greek σαμβύκη. Spelled also with śin in BA. See also s.v. smbwqy n.f.

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