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A player upon the" harp" or kinor (; ; ). Elisha called for a minstrel to withdraw his mind from the outer world, so that his spirit might be in a state to receive the divine revelation (). Music was often so used to prepare the frame for spiritual influences (-11) and to soothe an evil spirit of excitement, as when David played to calm Saul. In the "minstrels" were flute players employed as professional mourners at a funeral (; -20; ).