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mᵊnaʿănēʿa מְנַעֲנֵעַ ‘castanets’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nūʿa נוּעַ ‘to shake’
Roots: נוע

mᵊnaʿănēʿa n, m
1) a kind of rattle
 1a) a kind of rattle used as a musical instrument

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 6:5

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