Flute
FLUTE
A soft, sweet-toned wind instrument of music. The word flute is used only in Dan 3:5,7,10,15, and is supposed to mean a pipe with two reeds, such as are still to be found in the East. It is blown at the end. See MUSIC, PIPE.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Flute
See Pipe.
Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church
Flute
(, mashrokitha’, from its hissing or whistling sound; Theodot. , a pipe), a musical instrument, mentioned among others (Dan 3:5; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15) as used at the worship of the golden image which Nebuchadnezzar had set up. (Comp. the of 1Es 5:2, as a Persian instrument.) According to the author of Shilte-Haggiborim, this instrument was sometimes made of a great number of pipes a statement which, if correct, would make its name the Chaldee for the musical instrument called in Hebrew , ugab’, and erroneously rendered in the A.V. organ. SEE PIPE.
There is notice taken in the Gospels of players on the flute (, minstrel), who were collected at funerals (Mat 9:23-24). The Rabbins say that it was not allowable to have less than two players on the flute at the funeral of persons of the meanest condition, besides a professional woman hired to lament; and Josephus relates that, a false report of his death being spread at Jerusalem, several persons hired players on the flute by way of preparation for his funeral. In the Old Testament, however, we see nothing like it. The Jews probably borrowed the custom from the Romans. When it was an old woman who died they used trumpets, but flutes when a young woman was to be buried. SEE FUNERAL.
Flutes, or rather flageolets, were very early in use in ancient Egypt, where they were of various forms and lengths, both single and double, with different numbers of holes, and used by players of both sexes.
So also among the Greeks and Romans these instruments were common (Wilkinson, Anc. Eg. 1:126 sq., abridgm.; Kitto, Pictorial Bible, note on Dan 3:10).
They are likewise frequent in the modern East (Lane’s Egyptians, 2:82). SEE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Flute
a musical instrument, probably composed of a number of pipes, mentioned Dan. 3:5, 7, 10, 15.
In Matt. 9:23, 24, notice is taken of players on the flute, here called “minstrels” (but in R.V. “flute-players”).
Flutes were in common use among the ancient Egyptians.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Flute
Dan 3:5; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15. Used at the worship of Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image. A pipe or pipes, not blown transversely as our flute, but by mouthpieces at the ends as the flageolet.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Flute
FLUTE.See Music and Musical Instruments.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Flute
floot. See MUSIC.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Flute
Flute [MUSIC]
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Flute
Reed or pipe blown with the mouth, but its construction is not definitely known. Dan 3:5; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Flute
General references
Dan 3:5; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15 Music, Instruments of
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Flute
Flute. 1Ki 1:40. (margin, Pipe). A musical instrument mentioned amongst others, Dan 3:5; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15, as used at the worship of the golden image which Nebuchadnezzar had set up. It bore a close resemblance to the modern flute, and was made of reeds, of copper, and other material. It was the principal wind-instrument.