For example, a number of cylinder seals from the second millennium B.C.E. This includes newly discovered iconographic features found in *Megiddo, *Lachish, the Negev, and other sites. It is noteworthy that in addition to the textual descriptions we have some tangible evidence. The other verb roots used for describing dance are daleg (דלג), leap or jump kafotz (קפץ), jump with both feet savav (סבב), go around paseʿaḥ (פסח), skip ẓalaʿ (צלע), limp ḥagag (חגג), dance in circle. 6:5, 14, 16) a slightly different version appears in I Chronicles 15:29, mentioning that he skipped, rakad (רקד). David not only danced in the ordinary sense of the word saḥek (שׂחק) but also rotated with all his might, karker (כרכר) and jumped, pazez (פזז) ( II Sam.
The Bible contains many Hebrew verb roots employed to describe dancing activity, four of which were used in the description of the popular but religious event of the bringing of the Ark, which inspired King David and his subjects to dance before God. Dancing is mentioned in connection with celebrations of military victories and in rituals such as the golden calf dance and the bringing of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. None of these references, however, contain descriptions of how the dancers actually moved. In the Bible, Mishnah, and Talmud, dance is referred to in various contexts as an important ritualized activity and as an expression of joy. Table of Contents| Overview of Jewish Music| Choirs In Ancient Israel
