NAVE: Sheminith
EBD: Sheminith
SMITH: SHEMINITH
ISBE: SHEMINITH
sheminith
In Bible versions:
a musical term: NIVsheminith: NET NASB
Sheminith: AVS NRSV TEV
eighth (an eight-stringed instrument)
a musical term: an 8 stringed lyre or 'down an octave' (NASBfn)
a musical term: an 8 stringed lyre or 'down an octave' (NASBfn)
Hebrew
Strongs #08067: tynymv sh@miyniyth
1) Sheminith1a) perhaps an eight-stringed musical instrument
1b) perhaps a musical notation, i.e. an octave
8067 shmiyniyth shem-ee-neeth'
feminine of 8066; probably an eight-stringed lyre: KJV -- Sheminith.see HEBREW for 08066
Sheminith [nave]
SHEMINITHSee: Music.
Sheminith [ebd]
eight; octave, a musical term, supposed to denote the lowest note sung by men's voices (1 Chr. 15:21; Ps. 6; 12, title).
SHEMINITH [smith]
(eighth), a musical term found in the title of (Psalms 6:1) A similar direction is found in the title of (Psalms 12:1) Comp. 1Chr 15:21 It seems most probable that Sheminith denotes a certain air known as the eighth, or a certain key in which the psalm was to be sung.
