Kinnor

[2]: 440  It has been referred to as the "national instrument" of the Jewish people,[3] and modern luthiers have created reproduction lyres of the kinnor based on this imagery.

[6] The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia also notes that the early church fathers agreed the kithara (kinnor) had its resonator in the lower parts of its body.

[7]: 43 One etymology of Kinneret, the Hebrew name of the Sea of Galilee, is that it derives from kinnor, on account of the shape of the lake resembling that of the instrument.

The kinnor is mentioned 42 times in the Old Testament, in relation to "divine worship... prophecy... secular festivals... and prostitution.

[7]: 43  The Mishna states that the minimum number of kinnor to be played in the Temple is nine, with no maximum limit.

The most important visual source for the kinnor is a relief from Nineveh , on display at the British Museum : As the Judahite inhabitants of Lakhish are sent into exile in 701 BCE, they are forced to play the kinnor . [ 4 ]
Schematic drawing of an ancient kinnor
The kinnor in a mosaic, found in a 6th century A.D. synagogue in Gaza.