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It is mentioned in the context of musical ensembles that played during significant events or ceremonies.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The use of musical instruments in ancient Near Eastern cultures was common, especially in royal courts and religious ceremonies. Instruments like the sumponeyah were part of orchestras that played during important events, such as the dedication of statues or other significant public gatherings. The presence of such instruments highlights the cultural exchange between the Israelites and their neighboring civilizations, including the influence of Greek culture.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a bagpipe<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bagpipe (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">סוּמְמֹּנְיָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font>, <font size="+1"><b>bag-pipe, or double pipe, or Pan's pipe</b></font> (see GFM<sup>JBL, 1905, 166 ff.</sup>) (Late Hebrew Levy<sup>NHWB iii. 492</sup>; Late Hebrew Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">סִימְלאסמּוֺן</font> is <em>tube</em>, especially <em>vein, artery</em> Id<sup>ib. 513</sup>; loan-word from (late) Greek <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">συμφωνία</font>, Krauss<sup>ii. 376, 390</sup> Bev<sup>41</sup> Dr<sup>Daniel 3:5</sup> Nes<sup>MM 37</sup> (hence also later Latin <i>symphonia</i>, Ital. <em>zampogna</em>), Prince<sup>KB 9230</sup>); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ס</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-5.htm">Daniel 3:5</a>,15, = <font class="hebrew2">סיפניה</font> Kt, <font class="hebrew2">סוּמֹּנְיָה</font> Qr <a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-10.htm">Daniel 3:10</a> (Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb110401.gif"> <em>id.</em>; compare Palmyrene <font class="hebrew2">ספון</font> = <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">σύμφωνος</font>, in agreement, Lzb<sup>330</sup> GACooke<sup>Inscr. 338</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>dulcimer <p>(Aramaic) or cuwmponyah (Aramaic) {soom-po-neh-yaw'}; or ciyphonya: (Dan. 3:10) (Aramaic) {see-fo-neh-yaw'}; of Greek origin; a bagpipe (with a double pipe) -- dulcimer. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜ה וְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔ה וסומפניה וסופניה סוּמְפֹּ֣נְיָ֔ה סומפניה sū·mə·pō·nə·yāh sumePoneYah sūməpōnəyāh vesumePoneYah vesuPoneYah wə·sū·mə·pō·nə·yāh wə·sū·pō·nə·yāh wəsūməpōnəyāh wəsūpōnəyāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">סַבְּכָ֤א פְּסַנְתֵּרִין֙ <b> סוּמְפֹּ֣נְיָ֔ה </b> וְכֹ֖ל זְנֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> psaltery, <span class="itali">bagpipe</span> and all<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> psaltery, <span class="itali">dulcimer,</span> and all<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> trigon psaltery <span class="itali">bagpipe</span> and all kinds<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[וְסִיפֹּנְיָה כ] <b> (וְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔ה </b> ק) וְכֹ֖ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> psaltery, <span class="itali">and bagpipe</span> and all<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> psaltery, <span class="itali">and dulcimer,</span> and all<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> trigon psaltery <span class="itali">bagpipe</span> and all kinds<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שַׂבְּכָ֡א פְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩ <b> וְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜ה </b> וְכֹ֣ל ׀ זְנֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> psaltery <span class="itali">and bagpipe</span> and all<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> psaltery, <span class="itali">and dulcimer,</span> and all<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> trigon psaltery <span class="itali">and bagpipe</span> and all kinds<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5481.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5481.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5481<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/sumeponeyah_5481.htm">sū·mə·pō·nə·yāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vesumeponeyah_5481.htm">wə·sū·mə·pō·nə·yāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vesuponeyah_5481.htm">wə·sū·pō·nə·yāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></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'; 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