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Gittith

A stringed instrument of music. This word is found in the titles of Ps. 8, 81, 84. In these places the LXX. render the word by “on the wine-fats.” The Targum explains by “on the harp which David brought from Gath.” It is the only stringed instrument named in the titles of the Psalms.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

a musical instrument, by some supposed to have been used by the people of Gath, and by others to have been employed at the festivities of the vintage. Psal 8,81,84.

Scripture on Gittith

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Gittith references

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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