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 psal·tery /ˈsɑlt(ə)ri, ˈsɔl-/
 古代弦樂器

 Psal·ter·y n.; pl. Psalteries   A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known.
    Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.   --Ps. xxxiii. 2.
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 psaltery
      n : an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither
          but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings

 Psaltery
    a musical instrument, supposed to have been a kind of lyre, or a
    harp with twelve strings. The Hebrew word nebhel, so rendered,
    is translated "viol" in Isa. 5:12 (R.V., "lute"); 14:11. In Dan.
    3:5, 7, 10, 15, the word thus rendered is Chaldaic, pesanterin,
    which is supposed to be a word of Greek origin denoting an
    instrument of the harp kind.