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Muth-labben

Muth-labben noun: used in translating Psalms 9:1 without assuming a specific meaning for the Hebrew phrase מות לבן (muth labbén).

Noun

Muth-labben (uncountable)

  1. Used in translating Psalms 9:1 without assuming a specific meaning for the Hebrew phrase מות לבן (muth labbén).

Origin of Muth-labben

From Hebrew מות לבן (muth labbén), a phrase which appears in Psalms 9:1. What the phrase means is somewhat disputed, but it likely indicates either what motivated the writing of the psalm (in which case it probably means "the death of Labben" or "the death of the son" or "the death of the fool") or how the psalm was to be sung (in which case it probably denotes a specific musical instrument to be used for accompaniment, or an existing song whose tune was to be used, or it could mean something like "young boys' voices").

Questions about Muth-labben

What does Muth-labben mean?
Muth-labben means used in translating Psalms 9:1 without assuming a specific meaning for the Hebrew phrase מות לבן (muth labbén).
What part of speech is Muth-labben?
Muth-labben is a noun.

Words near Muth-labben in the dictionary

  1. mutex
  2. mutexed
  3. mutexes
  4. mutexing
  5. Muth
  6. Muth-labben
  7. mutha
  8. mutha fucka
  9. mutha fuckas
  10. mutha phucka
  11. mutha phuckas

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