michtam · miktam

What it means

michtam (מִכְתָּם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “miktam”.

A word in the title of Psalms 16 and 56–60. It names a kind of psalm; its exact sense is not known (perhaps "inscription").

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A word in the title of some of David's psalms; its meaning is unknown.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Psalms 16:1

  A Miktam of David. Keep me, El, for in you I have taken refuge.

• Psalms 56:1

  For the director. On The Silent Dove of the Distant Ones. Of David. A Miktam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Show me favor, Elohim, for a mortal tramples me; all the day fighting, he oppresses me.

• Psalms 57:1

  For the director. Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when he fled from before Saul in the cave. Show me favor, Elohim, show me favor, for in you my soul has taken refuge; and in the shadow of your wings I take refuge until the calamities pass by.

• Psalms 58:1

  For the director. Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam. Do you really speak righteousness in silence? With uprightness do you judge, human beings?

• Psalms 59:1

  For the director. Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, my Elohim; from those who rise up against me set me on high.

• Psalms 60:1

  For the director. On The Lily of the Testimony. A Miktam of David, for teaching, when he fought against Aram-naharaim and against Aram of Zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, twelve thousand. Elohim, you have rejected us, you have broken through us; you have been angry; restore us.