Dove of the dumbness of the distance; i.e., “the silent dove in distant places”, title of Ps. 56. This was probably the name of some well known tune or melody to which the psalm was to be sung.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Jonath-elem-rechokim
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(a dumb love of (in) distant places), a phrase found once only in the Bible, as a heading to the 56th psalm. Aben Ezra, who regards Jonath-elem-rechokim as merely indicating the modulation or the rhythm of the psalm, appears to come the nearest to the meaning of the passage.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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