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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.

Noah Webster's 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.

Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ORGAN

or'-gan.

See MUSIC.

Multi-Version 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)




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