(Hebrews toph), a small drum or tambourine; a tabret (q.v.). The antiquity of this musical instrument appears from the scriptural allusions to it (Genesis 31:27; Exodus 15:20; Judges 11:34, etc.) (see MUSIC.)

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

(n.) A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest antiquity.