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gittith

gittith noun: a musical term of uncertain meaning (possibly the name of an instrument), found in the Bible.

Noun

gittith (plural gittiths)

  1. A musical term of uncertain meaning (possibly the name of an instrument), found in the Bible.
    • To the chief Musician upon Git'tith, A Psalm of David.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 8

Forms of gittith

pluralgittiths

Origin of gittith

A transliteration of Biblical Hebrew גתית.

Questions about gittith

What does gittith mean?
Gittith means a musical term of uncertain meaning (possibly the name of an instrument), found in the Bible.
What part of speech is gittith?
Gittith is a noun.
What is the plural of gittith?
The plural of gittith is gittiths.

Words near gittith in the dictionary

  1. gittinsite
  2. gittish
  3. Gittisham
  4. Gittite
  5. Gittites
  6. gittith
  7. gittiths
  8. gitty
  9. Gitwinksihlkw
  10. Gitxaala
  11. Gitxsan

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