Wind Instruments Were Mentioned in the Bible-part 2

 

Wind Instruments Were Mentioned in the Bible-part 2

 Probably the largest argument that has lasted for centuries is whether or not the Hebrew word machol refers to a wind instrument, most probably a pipe of some sort, or whether machol refers to a dance, often thought to be a round dance.  We found that this argument centers around the derivation of machol with scholars on both sides declaring a drastically different derivation of this  Hebrew word.  As early as when the Cambridge scholars printed the AV, the word machol was explained in the center reference as a pipe.  Ancient Jewish writers like Rashi referred to this word as a pipe.  However, most English translations of the OT translated machol as dance. 

Because of the uncertainty of the meaning of machol, it is risky do declare that it represents an OT sacred dance imperative.  We also learned that the use of dance is nowhere traceable in the worship of the First or Second Temple.  It is important to that many Christian theologians consider that machol refers to  dance, and many music historians consider it to refer to some kind of a pipe.