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vı̄´ol (× ×‘×œ, neÌ„bhel, × ×‘×œ, nebhel): the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) in ; ; ; the King James Version alone in , the Revised Version (British and American) “lute.†“Viol†is derived from Latin vitella, a doublet of vitula, a “violâ€; hence, French vielle, doublet of viole. The viol was a bowed instrument, the parent of the violin tribe, and is not a true equivalent for nebhel. See MUSIC.