시편 150:4의 탈무드

Rebbi Ḥiyya bar Abba said, harp and lute are the same¹¹⁴Denied by the Babli, Arakhin13b., extra strings¹¹⁵Greek νη̅μα. make the difference between one and the other. Rebbi Ḥiyya bar Abba said, why is it called נֶבֶל? Because it whitens many kinds of musical instruments¹¹⁶“Whiten” means making pale by embarrassment. The word נבל of unknown etymology is explained by metathesis as לבנ.. Rebbi Ḥuna in the name of Rav Joseph: By untanned leather and an abundance of strings it whitens many kinds of musical instruments. Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish says, ¹¹⁷Ps. 150:4.עוּגָב is a water organ¹¹⁸Greek ‘ύδραυλις.. Rabban Simeon ben Gamliel stated, there was no water organ in Jerusalem because its sound overhangs the melody¹¹⁹It drowns out subtleties. Babli Arakhin 10b..