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nebel

nebel noun: a Hebrew stringed instrument, possibly the same as the nabla.

Noun

nebel (plural nebels)

  1. (obsolete) A Hebrew stringed instrument, possibly the same as the nabla.
    • Two nebels were always to be played in the daily services of the Temple, and the number might not exceed six.1879, Francis Roubiliac Conder, Claude Reignier Conder, “Part I”, “Chapter VIII. Art and Science among the Israelites”, in A Handbook to the Bible: Being a Guide to the Study of the Holy Scriptures...

Forms of nebel

pluralnebels
alternative formnevel

Origin of nebel

Borrowed from Hebrew נבל. Doublet of nabla.

Questions about nebel

What does nebel mean?
Nebel means a Hebrew stringed instrument, possibly the same as the nabla.
What part of speech is nebel?
Nebel is a noun.
What is the plural of nebel?
The plural of nebel is nebels.

Words near nebel in the dictionary

  1. nebeches
  2. nebek
  3. Nebeker
  4. Nebekers
  5. nebeks
  6. nebel
  7. Nebelivka
  8. nebels
  9. Nebelung
  10. Nebelungs
  11. nebenion

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