The term "tinkle" is not commonly found in most translations of the Bible, but it is associated with the sound of small, delicate noises, often related to jewelry or ornaments. In the context of biblical literature, the concept of tinkling is primarily linked to the adornments worn by women, particularly in the prophetic books where such imagery is used to convey messages of vanity, pride, or impending judgment.

Isaiah 3:16-18 :
"The LORD also says: 'Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles, therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.'"

In this passage, the "jingling" or "tinkling" of the anklets is symbolic of the pride and ostentation of the women of Zion. The sound of the tinkling ornaments serves as a metaphor for their haughty demeanor and the superficiality of their beauty. The prophet Isaiah uses this imagery to forewarn of the judgment that will come upon them due to their arrogance and lack of humility before God.

Judges 8:24-26 :
"Then Gideon said to them, 'I would like to make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.' (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.) They answered, 'We will give them gladly.' So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it. The weight of the gold earrings he requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, pendants, and purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and the chains on the necks of their camels."

While the term "tinkle" is not explicitly used in this passage, the reference to earrings and other ornaments suggests the presence of small, metallic items that could produce a tinkling sound. The collection of these items by Gideon highlights the cultural significance of jewelry as a symbol of wealth and status, as well as the spoils of victory.

1 Corinthians 13:1 :
"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal."

Though the word "tinkle" is not directly used here, the concept of sound without substance is echoed in Paul's letter to the Corinthians. The apostle Paul emphasizes that without love, even the most eloquent speech is as empty as a "clanging cymbal," drawing a parallel to the hollow sound of tinkling ornaments that lack true value or meaning.

In biblical symbolism, the sound of tinkling often serves as a reminder of the transient nature of earthly beauty and the dangers of pride. It calls believers to seek inner beauty and humility, aligning their lives with the values of the Kingdom of God rather than the fleeting allure of worldly adornments.1. (n.) The common guillemot.

2. (v. i.) To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink.

3. (v. i.) To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.

4. (v. t.) To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.

5. (n.) A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal.

214. alalazo -- to raise a war cry
... wail. From alale (a shout, "halloo"); to vociferate, ie (by implication) to wail;
figuratively, to clang -- tinkle, wail. (alalazon) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/214.htm - 6k5913. akas -- to shake bangles, rattle, tinkle
... 5912, 5913. akas. 5914 . to shake bangles, rattle, tinkle. Transliteration:
akas Phonetic Spelling: (aw-kas') Short Definition: bangles. ...
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6750. tsalal -- to tingle, quiver
... A primitive root (identical with tsalal through the idea of vibration); to tinkle,
ie Rattle together (as the ears in reddening with shame, or the teeth in ...
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The Next Night Diamond was Seated by his Open Window...
... And so it was. It began with a musical tinkle which changed to a babble and
then to a gentle rushing. Sometimes its song would almost ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 37 the next night.htm

The Gift and the Giver
... God is ready to give. We may remember how, all through Scripture, we hear
the tinkle of these waters as they run. The force of the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the gift and the giver.htm

John Chapter xiii. 34, 35
... faith, the bestowing of their goods upon the poor, and the giving of their body
to the flames: but because destitute of charity, they only tinkle like cymbals ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate lxv john chapter xiii.htm

A Staircase of Three Steps
... In like manner a man's heart gives off a faint, but musical, little tinkle of answering
love to God when the deep note of God's love to him, struck on the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/a staircase of three steps.htm

A Last visit to Arcadius
... You shall see him,' said Arcadius; and, summoning a gorgeously dressed slave by
the tinkle of a golden bell, he ordered him to lead in the young Augustus. ...
/.../chapter lxix a last visit.htm

The Raising of the Young Man of Nain - the Meeting of Life and ...
... great multitude' that followed the dead, with lamentations, wild chaunts of mourning
women, [2668] accompanied by flutes and the melancholy tinkle of cymbals ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xx the raising of.htm

The Spread Net
... While she stood, gazing at him transfixed with the horror of her predicament, there
was the sweeping of garments, the soft tinkle of pendants as they struck ...
/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter xvi the spread net.htm

The Rock and the Water
... me and gave Himself for me.' The river may be flowing right past your door, yet
your lips may be cracked with thirst, even whilst you hear the tinkle of its ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the rock and the water.htm

The Foot-Washing.
... Shame and astonishment shut the mouths of the disciples, and not a sound broke the
stillness of the room but the tinkle and plash of the water in the basin as ...
/.../dods/the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/vi the foot-washing.htm

Daily Bread
... there is about her an atmosphere as serene as the Alpine heights that look down
upon her, as cheerful as the sunny Alpine pastures with their tinkle of sheep ...
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Tinkle (1 Occurrence)
... sounds. 5. (n.) A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal.
Multi-Version Concordance Tinkle (1 Occurrence). Isaiah ...
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Tinkling (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tinkle. 2. (n.) A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.
3. (n.) A grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica. ...
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Tingle (3 Occurrences)

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Music (143 Occurrences)
... 13:8; Ezra 3:10, etc.). These words are all derived from the same root,
tsalal, meaning "to tinkle.". (4.) The menaan'im, used only ...
/m/music.htm - 78k

Cymbals (15 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Hebrews tzeltzelim, from a root meaning to "tinkle"),
musical instruments, consisting of two convex pieces of brass one held in each ...
/c/cymbals.htm - 13k

Locust (25 Occurrences)
... (9) gebh, from same root. (10) tselatsal from [?] tsalal (onomatopoetic), "to tinkle,"
"to ring" (compare Arabic call, "to give a ringing sound" (used of a ...
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