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(a contraction of taboret, for “taboring”, SEE TABER ) is the rendering in the A. V. of the two kindred words úֹּ , tôph (Gen_31:27; 1Sa_10:5; 1Sa_18:6; Isa_5:2; Isa_24:8; Isa_30:32; Jer_31:4; Eze_28:13; elsewhere “timbrel”) and úֹּôֶú tôpheth (Job_17:6), which both mean a musical instrument of the drum kind (from úָּô , to beat). This sort of music has always been in great request, both in classical and sacred scenes, especially on festive occasions. SEE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Especially has that form of the drum known as the tambourine been in vogue, particularly for female performers. SEE TIMBREL.