箫
xiāo
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How is 箫 read in the Chinese Bible?
箫 is read xiāo in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses across 5 books, first in Genesis 4:21. Common words: 吹箫.
- Occurrences
- 6
- Verses
- 6
- Books
- 5
- First in
- Genesis 4:21
Words it forms in the Bible
- 箫xiāo× 5xiao, a vertical bamboo flute
- 吹箫chuī xiāo× 1to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1], a vertical bamboo flute
Meaning: bamboo flute
In the text
- Genesis 4:21
雅八的兄弟名叫犹八；他是一切弹琴吹箫之人的祖师。
- Job 21:12
他们随着琴鼓歌唱， 又因箫声欢喜。
- Job 30:31
所以，我的琴音变为悲音； 我的箫声变为哭声。
- Psalms 150:4
击鼓跳舞赞美他！ 用丝弦的乐器和箫的声音赞美他！
- Jeremiah 48:36
我心腹为摩押哀鸣如箫，我心肠为吉珥·哈列设人也是如此，因摩押人所得的财物都灭没了。
- 1 Corinthians 14:7
就是那有声无气的物，或箫，或琴，若发出来的声音没有分别，怎能知道所吹所弹的是什么呢？
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.