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Sheminith

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(ssheh' mi nihth) Musical direction meaning, “the eighth” used in titles of Psalm 6:1; Psalm 12:1 and in 1 Chronicles 15:21 . It may mean on an eight-stringed instrument; on the eighth string of an instrument; on a deeper octave than the Alamoth (1 Chronicles 15:20 ); for the eighth and concluding rite of the fall new year festival; or refer to the tuning of the instrument or the scale of the melody.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Sheminith'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​s/sheminith.html. 1991.
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