Bible Dictionary: Organ

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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Organ

(Genesis 4:21; Job 21:12; 30:31; Psalms 150:4) The Hebrew word thus rendered probably denotes a pipe or perforated wind-instrument. In (Genesis 4:21) it appears to be a general term for all wind-instruments. In (Job 21:12) are enumerated three kinds of musical instruments which are possible under the general terms of the timbrel harp and oryan. Some identify it with the pandean pipe or syrinx an instrument of unquestionably ancient origin, and common in the East. [See Music]

ATS Bible Dictionary

Organ

Psalm 150:4, a wind instrument apparently composed of several pipes. It cannot, however, mean the modern organ, which was unknown to the ancients; but refers probably to the ancient syrinx, or pipes, similar to the Pandean pipes, a series of seven or more tubes of unequal length and size, closed at one end, and blown into with the mouth at the other, Genesis 4:21 Job 21:12. See MUSIC.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Some kind of wind instrument, probably a kind of Pan's pipes (Genesis 4:21; Job 21:12; Psalm 150:4), which consisted of seven or eight reeds of unequal length.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, tax gatherers, etc., are organs of government.

2. (n.) A natural part or structure in an animal or a plant, capable of performing some special action (termed its function), which is essential to the life or well-being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are organs of animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are organs of plants.

3. (n.) A component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves, crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine.

4. (n.) A medium of communication between one person or body and another; as, the secretary of state is the organ of communication between the government and a foreign power; a newspaper is the organ of its editor, or of a party, sect, etc.

5. (n.) A wind instrument containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and sometimes by foot keys or pedals; -- formerly used in the plural, each pipe being considered an organ.

6. (v. t.) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ORGAN

or'-gan.

See MUSIC.

Greek

145. aistheterion -- organ of perception
... organ of perception. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: aistheterion
Phonetic Spelling: (ahee-sthay-tay'-ree-on) Short Definition: perceptive faculty ...
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203. akrobustia -- the prepuce, foreskin, hence uncircumcision
... From akron and probably a modified form of posthe (the penis or male sexual organ);
the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised (ie Gentile, figuratively ...
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564. aperitmetos -- uncircumcised
... uncircumcised. 564 (from 1 "without" and 4059 , "circumcise") -- properly, "not
cut around," referring to an male organ. 564 ("uncircumcised ...
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3790. ophrus -- an eyebrow
... Perhaps from optanomai (through the idea of the shading or proximity to the organ
of vision); the eye-"brow" or forehead, ie (figuratively) the brink of a ...
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2836. koilia -- belly
... Phonetic Spelling: (koy-lee'-ah) Short Definition: belly, womb, the inner man
Definition: belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the ...
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4998. sophron -- of sound mind, self-controlled
... balance. [The root () is the root of "," the inner organ (muscle) that regulates
physical life, controlling breathing and heart beat. ...
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3563. nous -- mind, understanding, reason
... the ; mental capacity to exercise reflective thinking. For the believer,
3563 () is the organ of , through . Ro 12:2,3: " 2 And do ...
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3510. nephros -- a kidney, fig. the (inmost) mind
... the reins. 3510 -- properly, a visceral organ ("kidney"); (figuratively)
a person's , particularly as they come to bear on . Philo ...
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3196. melos -- a member or limb (of the body)
... body). Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: melos Phonetic Spelling:
(mel'-os) Short Definition: a limb, member Definition: a bodily organ, limb, member ...
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4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness
... NT vol 2, 476). "Faith is the organ which enables people to see the invisible
order" (F. F. Bruce, , 279). "Faith is knowing what ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8212. shophkah -- male organ
... 8211, 8212. shophkah. 8213 . male organ. Transliteration: shophkah Phonetic
Spelling: (shof-kaw') Short Definition: organ. Word ...
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5748. uggab -- (a reed musical instrument) perhaps a flute
... organ. Or buggab {oog-gawb'}; from agab in the original sense of breathing; a
reed-instrument of music -- organ. see HEBREW agab. 5747, 5748. ...
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3629. kilyah -- a kidney
... kidneys, reins. Feminine of kliy (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential
organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self) -- kidneys, reins. ...
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2441. chek -- palate, roof of the mouth, gums
... Probably from chanak in the sense of tasting; properly, the palate or inside of
the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing ...
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3824. lebab -- inner man, mind, will, heart
... From labab; the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like leb -- + bethink
themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-)heart((-ed ...
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Library

For the Opening of an Organ.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCCII. For the Opening of an Organ. 8.8.8.8 James Montgomery.
For the Opening of an Organ. The morning stars in concert sang,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cccii for the opening.htm

On Opening an Organ.
... MORNING AND EVENING HYMNS. 984. " On Opening an Organ. 984. CM H. Ware.
On Opening an Organ. 1 All nature's works his praise ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/984 on opening an.htm

Let the Deep Organ Swell the Lay
... No. 105 Let the deep organ swell the lay. SAINTS, St. Cecilia Let the deep organ
swell the lay. Rev. C. Pise Nicola. A. Montani. Marcato. ...
/.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 105 let the deep.htm

November the Eighth the Organ of Spiritual vision
... NOVEMBER The Eighth THE ORGAN OF SPIRITUAL VISION. 1 1 Corinthians 2:9-16.
Our finest human instruments fail to obtain for us "the ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/november the eighth the organ.htm

Organ Sustains Chords in Recitations
... No. 147 Organ sustains chords in recitations. GENERAL The Divine Praises Organ sustains
chords in recitations J. Lewis Browne. Slowly. Blessed be God! ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 147 organ sustains chords.htm

Whether There is any Sorrow Contrary to the Pleasure of ...
... Accidentally, however, sorrow is mingled with the pleasure of contemplation; and
this in two ways: first, on the part of an organ, secondly, through some ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether there is any sorrow.htm

Whether the Intellect Can Actually Understand through the ...
... First of all because the intellect, being a power that does not make use of a corporeal
organ, would in no way be hindered in its act through the lesion of a ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the intellect can actually.htm

Whether virginity Consists in Integrity of the Flesh?
... I think, would be so foolish as to deem this maiden to have forfeited even bodily
sanctity, though she lost the integrity of that organ." Therefore virginity ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether virginity consists in integrity.htm

Whether the Five Exterior Senses are Properly Distinguished?
... Now, for the operation of the senses, a spiritual immutation is required, whereby
an intention of the sensible form is effected in the sensile organ. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the five exterior senses.htm

Whether There are to be Distinguished Five Genera of Powers in the ...
... There exists, therefore, an operation of the soul which so far exceeds the corporeal
nature that it is not even performed by any corporeal organ; and such is ...
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Thesaurus

Organ (6 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A medium of communication between one person or body and another; as, the
secretary of state is the organ of communication between the government and a ...
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Eye (145 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The organ of sight or vision. ... 4. (n.) The action of the organ of sight;
sight, look; view; ocular knowledge; judgment; opinion. ...
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Fin
... 3. (n.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little
bony or cartilaginous ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the ...
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Tongue (160 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) an organ situated in the floor of the mouth
of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch. ...
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Ear (670 Occurrences)
... perpetual servitude (Exodus 21:6). Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) The
organ of hearing; the external ear. 2. (n.) The sense of ...
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Nose (23 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing
the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Olfactory. ...
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Jubal (1 Occurrence)
... He was the inventor of "the harp" (Hebrews kinnor, properly "lyre") and "the organ"
(Hebrews `ugab, properly "mouth-organ" or Pan's pipe), Genesis 4:21. Int. ...
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Irritation (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by
stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected ...
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Foot (193 Occurrences)
... See Pes. 2. (n.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median
organ arising from the ventral region of body, often ...
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Palate (15 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The roof of the mouth; the organ for tasting.
2. (n.) Relish; taste; liking; -- a sense originating ...
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Bible Concordance

Organ (6 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 12:19 If they were all one member, where would the body be?
(See RSV)

Genesis 4:21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Deuteronomy 23:1 He who is wounded in the stones, or has his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh.
(See NAS)

Job 21:12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Job 30:31 My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Psalms 150:4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
(Root in KJV WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Organ

Related Terms

Eye (145 Occurrences)