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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Sheminith (A musical term)
Meaning eighth, and a direction rather than a name. It sits in two psalm headings and in the record of temple worship.
First, in plain English
Meaning eighth, and a direction rather than a name. It sits in two psalm headings and in the record of temple worship.
Who this is
Sheminith, meaning “eighth,” is a musical direction rather than a personal name, appearing in the titles of Psalms 6 and 12 and in the description of Levitical musicians in Chronicles. Its exact meaning is debated; most understand it as an instruction to play or sing in a lower octave or register (1 Chronicles 15:21).
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The word
H8067
Where it appears
- Psalm 12:1
