Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Timbrel \Tim"brel\, n. [Dim. of OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably
   fr. L. typmanum, Gr. ? a kettledrum, but influenced perhaps
   by Ar. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See {Tympanum},
   and cf. 2d {Timbre}, {Tymbal}.] (Mus.)
   A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest
   antiquity.

         Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the
         women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
                                                  --Ex. xv. 20.

Source : WordNet®

timbrel
     n : small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by
         itinerant jugglers