Easton's Bible Dictionary (Matthew 9:23), a flute-player. Such music was a usual accompaniment of funerals. In 2 Kings 3:15 it denotes a player on a stringed instrument. Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MINSTREL min'-strel. See MUSIC.

Multi-Version Concordance Minstrel (1 Occurrence) 2 Kings 3:15 But now bring me a minstrel." It happened, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Yahweh came on him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)