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šᵊmīnīt שְׁמִינִית ‘Sheminith’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of šᵊmīnī שְׁמִינִי ‘eighth’
Roots: שׁמיני

šᵊmīnīt n, f
1) Sheminith
 1a) perhaps an eight-stringed musical instrument
 1b) perhaps a musical notation, i.e. an octave

Mentioned in Psalms 6:1, 12:1 1 Chronicles 15:21

2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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