What does גִּתִּית mean in the Bible?
גִּתִּית is a Hebrew word meaning "a Gittite harp".
Hebrew · H1665
גִּתִּית
A Gittite harp
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גִּתִּית H1665
What does גִּתִּית mean in the Bible?
גִּתִּית is a Hebrew word meaning "a Gittite harp".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1665?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Gittith (3).
Where does גִּתִּית appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 8:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Gittith 3× Psalms 8:1, Psalms 81:1, Psalms 84:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 8:1
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Psalms 3
Source forms
הַגִּתִּ֗ית 1x hag·git·tîṯ Psalms 8:1
הַגִּתִּ֬ית 1x hag·git·tîṯ Psalms 81:1
הַגִּתִּ֑ית 1x hag·git·tîṯ Psalms 84:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Psalms 8:1, Psalms 81:1, Psalms 84:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Gittite harp
Source Gloss
a Gittite harp
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a Gittite harp Usage: Gittith.
Word Origins
גִּתִּית is built from this root:
גִּתִּי H1663
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain