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Dulcimer
        (Heb. sumphoniah) a musical instrument, mentioned in Da 3:5,15 probably the bagpipe. The same instrument is still in use amongst peasants in the northwest of Asia and in southern Europe, where it is known by the similar name sampogna or zampogna.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'dulcimer' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Smith's; 1901.

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