Shaker

A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound when shaken.

A shaker (rattle)
A shaker (rattle) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons) Shaker, rattle

About Shaker

The shakers were small closed pottery containers holding small rattling pellets. When shaken, they provided the rhythm to accompany dancing.

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Key References

2 Samuel 6:5

David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.

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2 Samuel 6:5

David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.