kinnor

A musical instrument of the ancient Hebrews - a type of lyre plucked with the fingers or a plectrum. The word is also the modern Hebrew name for the violin.

Kinnor is the Hebrew name for an ancient stringed instrument, the first mentioned in the Bible (Gen. The identification of the instrument has been much discussed, but, from the standpoint of the history of musical instruments, the weight of evidence is in favor of the view that the Semitic kinnor is the Greek cithara. It is unlikely that an instrument (which also appears on Hebrew coins) so widely known and used in various parts of Asia Minor in remote times, and occurring among the Hittite sculptures, should pass unmentioned in the Bible, with the exception of the verses in Dan. The following sample tunings are based on the Eb Major / C Minor scale:

12-string Kinnor: Eb,D,C,Bb,G#,G,F,Eb,D,C,Bb,G# (High to Low) 10-string Kinnor: Eb,D,C,Bb,G#,G,F,Eb,D,C (High to Low)