CYMBAL
(Gr. “kimbalon”; 1 Cor. 13:1). Musical instrument (2 Sam. 6:5; 1 Chron. 16:5). The Hebrew term comes from a verbal root, “salal,” which means to ring, or resonate.
One of the Hebrew forms of this name is dual, which implies that the instrument was made up of two pieces. These are undoubtedly cymbals, as the LXX also translates. It was made up of two concave bronze discs (1 Chr. 15:19).
They beat against each other; They did not produce melody, but rather had to be used as accompaniment for other instruments.
There was a wide variety of sizes, from those that could be touched with the fingers to those that required all the effort of the arms. In 1 Cor. 13:1 they are used as a simile for one who makes a great display of oratory without love in his heart.