Jastrow: תּוֹף

תּוֹף m. (b. h. תֹּף; תָּפַף to knock) timbrel. Gen. R. s. 23, v. נָעֵם; a. e.—Pl. תּוּפִּים. Pirké d’R. El. ch. XLII; Yalk. Ex. 253 (ref. to Ex. XV, 20) וכי מנין … ת׳ ומחולות וכ׳ whence did the Israelites get timbrels and dancing choruses in the desert? אלא שהצדיקים … והתקינו להם ת׳ ומחולות but the righteous were trustful and knew that God would perform miracles and mighty deeds for them at the going forth from Egypt, so they prepared for themselves timbrels and choruses. Midr. Till. to Ps. LII (ref. to Koh. V, 5) ‘and undo the work of thy hand’, אלו הת׳ this refers to the timbrels (with which Miriam led); a. e.