Lexical Definition

‎מִכְתָּם‎ miktâm (mik-tawm') Miktam ^H:N-M
from ‎כָּתַם‎

Michtam.

• an engraving, i.e. (techn.) a poem

1) michtam
1a) a technical term found in psalm titles
1b) meaning uncertain

Extended Information

• a technical term found in psalm titles
• meaning uncertain

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִכְתָּם‎ noun [masculine] Mikhtam, a technical term in Psalm titles, meaning unknown (ᵐ5 στηλογθαφια: compare Bae^{Ps. p. xiii f.}); always with ‎לְדָוִד֯׃לְדָוִד‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ps 16:1; Ps 60:1* ‎׳‎‎לְדָוִד מ‎ Ps 56:1*; Ps 57:1*; Ps 58:1*; Ps 59:1*.

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