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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_150741" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_150741" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (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 considired an organ. </p> <p> (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. </p> <p> (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. </p> <p> (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. </p> <p> (5): (n.) An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are organs of government. </p> <p> (6): (v. t.) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' 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 considired an organ. </p> <p> '''(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. </p> <p> '''(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. </p> <p> '''(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. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are organs of government. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74256" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74256" /> == | ||
<p> Organ. | <p> '''Organ.''' Genesis 4:21; Job 21:12; Job 30:31; Psalms 150:4. The [[Hebrew]] word, thus rendered, probably denotes ''A Pipe'' or ''Perforated Wind-Instrument.'' In Genesis 4:21, it appears to be a general term for all wind-instruments. In Job 21:12, are enumerated three kinds of musical instruments, which are possible under the general terms of the [[Timbrel]] , [[Harp]] and [[Organ]] . Some identify it with the pandean pipe or syrinx: an instrument of , unquestionably, ancient origin, and common in the East. ''See '' [[Music]] ''.'' </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61794" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61794" /> == | ||
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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36922" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36922" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> '''''Uwgab''''' from '''''Agab''''' "to blow." (See [[Music]] .) A wind instrument, a perforated pipe. Pandean pipe or '''''Syrinx''''' ''(Still A Pastoral [[Instrument]] In Syria)'' as distinguished from the HARP, stringed instruments ( Genesis 4:21; Job 21:12; Job 30:31; Psalms 150:4). </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16825" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16825" /> == | ||
<p> Psalm 150:4 , a wind instrument apparently composed of several pipes. It cannot, however, mean the modern organ, which was unknown to the ancients; but refers probably to the ancient syrinx, or pipes, similar to the Pandean pipes, a series of seven or more tubes of unequal length and size, closed at one end, and blown into with the mouth at the other, Genesis 4:21 Job 21:12 . See | <p> Psalm 150:4 , a wind instrument apparently composed of several pipes. It cannot, however, mean the modern organ, which was unknown to the ancients; but refers probably to the ancient syrinx, or pipes, similar to the Pandean pipes, a series of seven or more tubes of unequal length and size, closed at one end, and blown into with the mouth at the other, Genesis 4:21 Job 21:12 . See Music . </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67975" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67975" /> == | ||
<p> <i> uggab, ugab. A </i> wind musical instrument, of either one or several pipes. The [[Egyptian]] monuments show a double pipe, with holes as in a flute: several pipes of different lengths were also joined together. Genesis 4:21; Job 21:12; Job 30 : 31; Psalm 150:4 . The syrinx, or Pan's pipe, is still used in Syria, and sometimes has as many as twenty-three pipes. </p> | <p> <i> uggab, ugab. A </i> wind musical instrument, of either one or several pipes. The [[Egyptian]] monuments show a double pipe, with holes as in a flute: several pipes of different lengths were also joined together. Genesis 4:21; Job 21:12; Job 30 : 31; Psalm 150:4 . The syrinx, or Pan's pipe, is still used in Syria, and sometimes has as many as twenty-three pipes. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42894" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42894" /> == | ||
Genesis 4: | Genesis 4:21 Job 21:12 Job 30:31 Psalm 150:4 | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70608" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70608" /> == | ||
<p> Organ. Genesis 4:21, A V., "pipe," R. V., meaning a wind instrument of music, like a flute or clarionet. </p> | <p> '''Organ.''' Genesis 4:21, A V., "pipe," R. V., meaning a wind instrument of music, like a flute or clarionet. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32955" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32955" /> == | ||
Genesis 4: | Genesis 4:21 Job 21:12 Psalm 150:4 | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53088" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53088" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_54024" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_54024" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Organ'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/o/organ.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | ||
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