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In ancient times, rattles were often used in various cultural and religious contexts, including as musical instruments or as tools to ward off evil spirits. While the Bible does not explicitly mention rattles, the concept of noise-making instruments is present, particularly in the context of worship and celebration.<br><br><b>Biblical Context:</b><br>In the Bible, the use of musical instruments is frequently associated with worship, celebration, and the expression of joy. Although the specific term "rattle" is not used, instruments that produce sound through shaking or striking are mentioned. For example, tambourines and cymbals are often cited in the context of worship and praise.<br><br><b>Related Biblical Passages:</b><br><br>· <b>Tambourines and Cymbals:</b> These instruments are similar to rattles in that they produce sound through movement or striking. In <a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Exodus 15:20</a>, Miriam, the prophetess and sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing. This passage highlights the use of percussion instruments in celebration and worship. Similarly, <a href="/psalms/150-5.htm">Psalm 150:5</a> encourages the use of cymbals: "Praise Him with clashing cymbals."<br><br>· <b>Joyful Noise:</b> The concept of making a joyful noise unto the Lord is a recurring theme in the Psalms. <a href="/psalms/98-4.htm">Psalm 98:4</a> states, "Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out and sing praises!" While not specifically mentioning rattles, the idea of using sound to express joy and worship is evident.<br><br>· <b>Symbolism of Sound:</b> In <a href="/1_corinthians/13.htm">1 Corinthians 13:1</a> , the Apostle Paul uses the metaphor of a "resounding gong or a clanging cymbal" to describe actions without love. This metaphor underscores the importance of sound in conveying deeper spiritual truths and the potential emptiness of sound without substance.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Insights:</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, rattles and similar instruments were often used in religious rituals and ceremonies. They were believed to have the power to ward off evil spirits or to invoke the presence of deities. While the Bible does not explicitly endorse these practices, the use of sound in worship is a significant aspect of biblical tradition.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br>The use of sound-producing instruments in the Bible underscores the importance of worship and the expression of joy in the life of believers. It reflects the biblical principle that worship involves the whole being—mind, body, and spirit. The act of making music and noise in worship is a way to honor God and to participate in the communal life of the faith community.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b><br>While the Bible does not specifically mention rattles, the broader concept of using sound and music in worship is well-documented. Instruments that produce sound through shaking or striking play a significant role in biblical expressions of joy, celebration, and worship.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. i.</I>) To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter.<p>2. (<I>v. i.</I>) To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles.<p>3. (<I>v. i.</I>) To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on for an hour.<p>4. (<I>v. t.</I>) To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain.<p>5. (<I>v. t.</I>) To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.<p>6. (<I>v. t.</I>) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game.<p>7. (<I>v. t.</I>) To scold; to rail at.<p>8. (<I>n.</I>) A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum.<p>9. (<I>n.</I>) Noisy, rapid talk.<p>10. (<I>n.</I>) An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken.<p>11. (<I>n.</I>) A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.<p>12. (<I>n.</I>) A scolding; a sharp rebuke.<p>13. (<I>n.</I>) Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.<p>14. (<I>n.</I>) The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; -- chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is called the death rattle. See R/le.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7439.htm"><span class="l">7439. ranah -- to <b>rattle</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> ranah. 7440 . to <b>rattle</b>. Transliteration: ranah Phonetic Spelling: (raw-naw')<br> Short Definition: rattles. <b>...</b> root Definition to <b>rattle</b> NASB Word Usage rattles (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7439.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5913.htm"><span class="l">5913. akas -- to shake bangles, <b>rattle</b>, tinkle</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5912, 5913. akas. 5914 . to shake bangles, <b>rattle</b>, tinkle. Transliteration:<br> akas Phonetic Spelling: (aw-kas') Short Definition: bangles. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5913.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4517.htm"><span class="l">4517. menaanea -- probably (a kind of musical) <b>rattle</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 4516, 4517. menaanea. 4518 . probably (a kind of musical) <b>rattle</b>. Transliteration:<br> menaanea Phonetic Spelling: (men-ah-ah') Short Definition: castanets. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4517.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6750.htm"><span class="l">6750. tsalal -- to tingle, quiver</span></a><br><b>...</b> A primitive root (identical with tsalal through the idea of vibration); to tinkle,<br> ie <b>Rattle</b> together (as the ears in reddening with shame, or the teeth in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6750.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/gregory/gregory_of_nyssa_dogmatic_treatises_etc/section_9_then_distinguishing_between.htm"><span class="l">Then, Distinguishing Between Essence and Generation, He Declares <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book IV. Section 9. Then, distinguishing between essence and generation, he declares<br> the empty and frivolous language of Eunomius to be like a <b>rattle</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 9 then distinguishing between.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_12_phasaelus_is_too.htm"><span class="l">Phasaelus is Too Hard for Felix; Herod Also Overcomes Antigonus in <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Phasaelus Is Too Hard For Felix; Herod Also Overcomes Antigonus In <b>Rattle</b>; And The<br> Jews Accuse Both Herod And Phasaelus But Antonius Acquits Them, And Makes <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 12 phasaelus is too.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_v_a_letter_from.htm"><span class="l">A Letter from a West Indian Cottage Ornee</span></a> <br><b>...</b> You hear a sudden <b>rattle</b>, as of boards and brown paper, overhead, and find that<br> it is the clashing of the huge leaves of a young fan palm, {78a} growing not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter v a letter from.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/"><span class="l">The Wars of the Jews or History of the Destruction of Jerusalem</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Phasaelus Is Too Hard For Felix; Herod Also Overcomes Antigonus In <b>Rattle</b>; And The<br> Jews Accuse Both Herod And Phasaelus But Antonius Acquits Them, And Makes <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the wars of the jews or history of the destruction of jerusalem/</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/an_answer_to_the_jews/chapter_ix_of_the_prophecies_of.htm"><span class="l">Of the Prophecies of the Birth and Achievements of Christ.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Forsooth, by His babyish cry the infant would summon men to arms, and would give<br> the signal of war not with clarion, but with <b>rattle</b>, and point out the foe <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/an answer to the jews/chapter ix of the prophecies of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/fagg/forty_years_in_south_china/ii_call_to_china_and.htm"><span class="l">Call to China and Voyage Hence</span></a> <br><b>...</b> On the ridge swung the toll-gate, and a little beyond might be heard the hum<br> and <b>rattle</b> of the grist-mill. His father kept the toll-gate. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/fagg/forty years in south china/ii call to china and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingston/the_seven_champions_of_christendom/chapter_seventeen_the_death_of.htm"><span class="l">The Death of Saint Denis.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Still he kept his armour on, though his shrunken form often seemed to <b>rattle</b> within<br> it; and the chill blasts, as they entered the crevices, blew round and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter seventeen the death of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_city_of_delight/chapter_xvii_the_tangled_web.htm"><span class="l">The Tangled Web</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Hourly the <b>rattle</b> of small stones increased, merely to attract the attention of<br> the citizens to an activity to which they were so accustomed that it was almost <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter xvii the tangled web.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacheller/vergilius/chapter_8_it_was_near.htm"><span class="l">It was Near the Middle Hour of the Night. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Antipater halted, presently, and tapped with his seal ring on a metal door.<br> Then a <b>rattle</b> of bolts and the door swung open. "Now <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 8 it was near.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacheller/vergilius/chapter_24_the_festival_of.htm"><span class="l">The Festival of Games, in Honor of Augustus, were About to Begin <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> beneath a great arch. Then a trumpet peal and a <b>rattle</b> of iron wheels.<br> Brawny arms were pushing a movable arena. Swiftly it came <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 24 the festival of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/r/rattle.htm"><span class="l"><b>Rattle</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4. (vt) To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to <b>rattle</b> a chain.<br> 5. (vt) To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rattle.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rats.htm"><span class="l">Rats (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rats.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thunder.htm"><span class="l">Thunder (48 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (n.) To produce thunder; to sound, <b>rattle</b>, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric<br> electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thunder.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rattles.htm"><span class="l">Rattles (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rattles.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/clatter.htm"><span class="l">Clatter (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (vi) To talk fast and noisily; to <b>rattle</b> with the tongue. 3. (vt) To<br> make a rattling noise with. 4. (n.) A rattling noise, esp. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/clatter.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/halbert.htm"><span class="l">Halbert (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Halbert (2 Occurrences). Job 39:23 Against him <b>rattle</b><br> doth quiver, The flame of a spear, and a halbert. (YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/halbert.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rattling.htm"><span class="l">Rattling (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of <b>Rattle</b>. Multi-Version<br> Concordance Rattling (4 Occurrences). Job 39:13 The wing of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rattling.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flame.htm"><span class="l">Flame (61 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV). Job 39:23 Against him <b>rattle</b> doth quiver, The flame of a<br> spear, and a halbert. (YLT). Job 41:21 His breath kindles coals. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flame.htm - 61k</font><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/rattle.htm">Rattle: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Rattle (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/39-23.htm">Job 39:23</a></span><br />The quiver rattles against him, the flashing spear and the javelin.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29</a></span><br />Clubs are accounted as stubble; he laugheth at the rattling of the javelin. <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/r/rattle.htm">Rattle</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rattle.htm">Rattle (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/q/quiver.htm">Quiver (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/javelin.htm">Javelin (16 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lance.htm">Lance (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/flashing.htm">Flashing (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rattleth.htm">Rattleth (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/purim.htm">Purim (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pur.htm">Pur (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/spear.htm">Spear (55 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/babylonia.htm">Babylonia (17 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/r/rats.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Rats"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Rats" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/r/rattles.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Rattles"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Rattles" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>