(Chald. sabkha; Gr. sambuke), a Syrian stringed instrument resembling a harp (Dan. 3:5, 7, 10, 15); not the modern sackbut, which is a wind instrument.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Sackbut
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(Daniel 3:5,7,10,15) the rendering in the Authorized Version of the Chaldee sacbbeca. If this music instrument be the same as the Greek and Latin sabbeca, the English translation is entirely wrong. The sackbut was a wind instrument [see Music]; the sambuca was a triangular instrument, with strings, and played with the hand.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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