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MIKTAM

(Heb. miḵtām)

An obscure technical term found in the superscripts of Pss. 16, 56-60 (perhaps also Isa. 38:9; cf. BHS). It always occurs with lĕḏāwiḏ, “of David,” and is found in psalms of similar length and form (laments). As such it may indicate a genre classification, and mark off a small collection of psalms (Pss. 56-60). Suggestions for its meaning include “stelegraphic publication” (cf. LXX Gk. stālographia, “stela inscription”; Tg.), “golden psalm” (from ktm, “gold”; Ibn Ezra, Luther), “atonement psalm” (from Akk. katāmu, “cover”); and “secret prayer.” Most modern translations simply transliterate as “miktam.”

Tyler F. Williams






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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