Bible Dictionaries
Michtam
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Writing; i.e., a poem or song found in the titles of Psalm 16; 5660-60 . Some translate the word "golden", i.e., precious. It is rendered in the LXX. by a word meaning "tablet inscription" or a "stelograph." The root of the word means to stamp or grave, and hence it is regarded as denoting a composition so precious as to be worthy to be engraven on a durable tablet for preservation; or, as others render, "a psalm precious as stamped gold," from the word Kethem , "fine or stamped gold." Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Michtam'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​m/michtam.html. 1897.