Lexical Definition

‎נְחִילָה‎ nᵉchîylâh (nekh-ee-law') flute ^H:N-F
probably denominative from ‎חָלִיל‎

(plural) Nehiloth.

• a flute

1) meaning uncertain
1a) may be name of melody
1b) may be a musical instrument
1c) found only in title of Ps 5:1

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎נְחִילָה‎] noun feminine meaning unknown; only; plural in phrase ‎אֶלהַֿנְּחִילוֺת‎ Ps 5:1* (title); most conjecture = ‎נְחִלּוֺת‎ √‎חלל‎ = ‎חָלִיל‎ flute; see against this Bae^{Einl. xi}, who thinks (compare ᵐ5 ὑπὲρ τῆς Κληρονομούσης = ‎אֶלהַֿנֹּחֶלֶת‎ [compare ᵑ9], Jerome [Aq](/btb/not_created.html) Symm] pro hereditatibus = ‎אֶלהַֿנְּחָלֹת‎) possibly designation of a melody.

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