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Decachordon

DECACHORDON, a musical instrument with ten strings, called in Hebrew, Hasur, was almost the same as our harp, of a triangular figure, with an hollow belly, and sounding from the lower part. See our Dissertation on the musical instruments of the Hebrews, prefix’d to the second Tome of our Comment on the Psalms.

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Augustin Calmet, O.S.B., “Decachordon,” in Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Complete and Unabridged, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/calmet-dictionary/d/decachordon/.

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