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kinor

kinor is the alternative form of kinnor.

Meaning of kinnor

Noun

kinnor (plural kinnors)

  1. A stringed instrument of the Israelites.
    • Just as the Kinor of King David played by itself when the north wind touched its strings, so too did Rabbi Nachman's heart fill with music when he beheld the forests, hills, brooks and other aspects of nature.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 235
  2. Synonym of begena.
    Synonyms:
    begena

Forms of kinor

pluralkinors

Questions about kinor

What is kinor the alternative form of?
Kinor is the alternative form of kinnor.

Words near kinor in the dictionary

  1. kinoos
  2. kinoplasm
  3. kinoplasmic
  4. kinoplasms
  5. kinoprene
  6. kinor
  7. kinorhynch
  8. kinorhynchs
  9. kinos
  10. Kinoshita
  11. kinoshitalite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kinor (page history and authors); kinnor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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