כרבלין
Grammatical information: noun m, plural
Translation: dancers, flute-players
Translation equivalent: χοραύλης(Post-Classical Greek+)
Usage:
Domain: arts
Socio-cultural norm: cultural borrowing
Normativity: standard
Meaning type: lit.
והיה כמצחק בעיני חתניו אמרו וכרבלין1 במדינה ומדינה נהפכת
1וכרבלין - Vat1: וברבלון Vat2: וכידבלון
50,9 [II 525: 5]
But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that jested. Said they to him: ‘Organ-players and flute-players are in the land and the land is to be overthrown?!’
ושם אחיו יובל הוא היה אבי כל תופש כינור ועוגב וכרבלין1
1וכרבלין - Vat2: ומרבלון Ox2: וכרכרין V: ובורבלין
23,3 [I 223: 5]
And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all such as handle the harp and the pipe: i. e. organ players and flautists
Sg. not attested. AC IV: 316, Levy II: 395 „dancers“, Krauss II: 295, Jastrow 625: “flute-players” - Gr. χοραῦλαι.
Bibliography:
Sperber, 96.
How to cite: Art. כרבלין in: Dictionary of Loanwords in Rabbinic Literature. Eds. . https://lrl.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/koravlin.html. 2024.