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luÌ„t (× ×‘×œ, nebhel; thus the Revised Version (British and American); the King James Version viol ()): Nebhel is rendered elsewhere by psaltery†or “viol.†The lute was originally an Arabic instrument. It resembled a guitar, though with a longer and more slender neck. The name is derived from Arabic al'ood, with a of article elided; hence, Italian liuto; French luth. See MUSIC.