Timbrel

Timbrel
Judean tof
Percussion instrument
Other namesadufe, deff, tabret, tof
Classification Frame drum
Hornbostel–Sachs classification211.311
(Directly struck membranophone)

The timbrel or tabret (also known as the tof of the ancient Hebrews, the deff in Arabic, the adufe of the Moors of Portugal) was the principal percussion instrument of the ancient Israelites. It resembled either a frame drum or a modern tambourine.

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