Drum
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
The word "drum" occurs in the following Psalms: Psalm 150
Lexical Semantics
The following information is taken from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew.
- Lexical Domain(s): Musical Instruments
- Contextual Domain(s): Music and Dance
- Definition: = musical instrument, consisting of a membrane, usually of animal skin, which was stretched over a shallow circular, triangular, or square frame; ► it was struck sharply with one or two hands, depending on where it was situated; it could be held in one hand, under the arm, or against the chest and struck with the other hand, or it could be held on the knees or the ground and struck with one or two hands; the fingers of one hand could be used to tighten or loosen the tension on the membrane as it was struck
