JONATH ELEM REHOKIM

jo'-nath e'-lem re-ho'-kim (yonath 'elem rechoqim) (Psalms 56, title): "The silent dove of the far ones" (i.e. either of far-off lands, or among aliens), or "The dove of the distant terebinths," in either case indicating the tune to the melody of which the psalm was to be sung.

See PSALMS, BOOK OF ; SONG .

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.