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Psaltery vs Harp - What's the difference?

psaltery | harp |

As nouns the difference between psaltery and harp

is that psaltery is an ancient musical instrument, similar to a dulcimer or a zither, and played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum while harp is a musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers.

As a verb harp is

usually with on To repeatedly mention a subject.

As a proper noun Harp is

{{surname|A=An|occupational|from=occupations}} for a player of the harp.

psaltery

English

Alternative forms

* psaltry

Noun

(psalteries)
  • An ancient musical instrument, similar to a dulcimer or a zither, and played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
    • And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries , and with harps. (Nehemiah 12:27, KJV)

    Related terms

    * psalter

    harp

    English

    (wikipedia harp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers.
  • (label) A harmonica.
  • (label) A grain sieve.

    • Derived terms

    * harpist

    See also

    * lyre

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To repeatedly mention a subject.
    • (US)
    (UK)
  • (label) To play on (a harp or similar instrument)
  • (label) To play (a tune) on the harp.
  • (label) To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.
    • — Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

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