{
  "id": "tambourine",
  "name": "Tambourine / Timbrel",
  "aliases": [],
  "originalTerms": [],
  "shortDefinition": "Percussion instrument associated with celebration.",
  "biblicalUse": "Tambourine / Timbrel is used in Scripture in ordinary-life, narrative, worship, teaching, legal, or symbolic contexts according to the listed references.",
  "symbolicUse": "",
  "usageTypes": [],
  "relatedItems": [],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 15:20",
      "book": "Exodus",
      "chapter": 15,
      "verse": 20,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/exodus/15/#exodus-15-20",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "celebration",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "musical-instruments",
      "title": "Musical Instruments in Scripture",
      "url": "/bible-everyday-life/musical-instruments/"
    }
  ],
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/items/tambourine/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/items/tambourine/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "H8596"
    ],
    "matches": [
      {
        "itemId": "tambourine",
        "itemName": "Tambourine / Timbrel",
        "reference": "Exodus 15:20",
        "localKjvReference": "Exodus 15:20",
        "book": "Exodus",
        "chapter": 15,
        "verse": 20,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/exodus/15/#exodus-15-20",
        "tokenText": "a timbrel",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H8596"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H8596"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H8596",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "timbrel",
        "matchTermNormalized": "timbrel",
        "matchSource": "controlled_kjv_alias",
        "confidence": "review",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H8596"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "tambourine",
        "itemName": "Tambourine / Timbrel",
        "reference": "Exodus 15:20",
        "localKjvReference": "Exodus 15:20",
        "book": "Exodus",
        "chapter": 15,
        "verse": 20,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/exodus/15/#exodus-15-20",
        "tokenText": "her with timbrels",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H8596"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H8596"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H8596",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "timbrels",
        "matchTermNormalized": "timbrels",
        "matchSource": "controlled_kjv_alias",
        "confidence": "review",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H8596"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/strongs-occurrence-expansion.json",
    "occurrenceCount": 17,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 16,
    "bookCount": 11,
    "strongs": [
      "H8596"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "context-sensitive lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "The references are useful, but the wording should be read in context because related English terms are included.",
    "listedReferenceCount": 1,
    "expandedUniqueReferenceCount": 16,
    "expandedOccurrenceCount": 17,
    "bookCount": 11
  }
}