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Lexicon :: Strong's H4387 - miḵtām

Aa
מִכְתָּם
Transliteration
miḵtām
Pronunciation
mik-tawm'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1056a

Strong’s Definitions

מִכְתָּם miktâm, mik-tawm'; from H3799; an engraving, i.e. (techn.) a poem:—Michtam.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H4387 in the following manner: Michtam (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H4387 in the following manner: Michtam (6x).

  1. michtam

    1. a technical term found in psalm titles

    2. meaning uncertain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִכְתָּם miktâm, mik-tawm'; from H3799; an engraving, i.e. (techn.) a poem:—Michtam.
STRONGS H4387: Abbreviations
† מִכְתָּם noun [masculine] Mikhtam, a technical term in Psalm titles, meaning unknown (Greek Version of the LXX στηλογθαφια: compare BaePs. p. xiii f.); always with לְדָוִד֯׃לְדָוִד מ׳ Psalm 16:1; Psalm 60:1; לְדָוִד מ׳ Psalm 56:1; Psalm 57:1; Psalm 58:1; Psalm 59:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

16:1; 56:1; 57:1; 58:1; 59:1; 60:1

H4387

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4387 matches the Hebrew מִכְתָּם (miḵtām),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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A psalm[fn] of David.

Keep me safe, O God,
for I have come to you for refuge.

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For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time the Philistines seized him in Gath. To be sung to the tune “Dove on Distant Oaks.”

O God, have mercy on me,
for people are hounding me.
My foes attack me all day long.

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For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
I look to you for protection.
I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
until the danger passes by.

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For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, to be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”

Justice—do you rulers[fn] know the meaning of the word?
Do you judge the people fairly?

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For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time Saul sent soldiers to watch David’s house in order to kill him. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”

Rescue me from my enemies, O God.
Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.

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For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David useful for teaching, regarding the time David fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. To be sung to the tune “Lily of the Testimony.”

You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses.
You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.
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