(Heb. tzeltzelim, from a root meaning to "tinkle"), musical instruments, consisting of two convex pieces of brass one held in each hand, which were clashed together to produce a loud clanging sound; castanets; "loud cymbals." "Highsounding cymbals" consisted of two larger plates, one held also in each hand (2-Sam 6:5; Psa 150:5; 1-Chr 13:8;15:16, 15: 19, 28; 1-Cor 13:1).