Bible Dictionaries
Jonath-Elem-Rechokim
Holman Bible Dictionary
(joh' nath-ee' lehm-rih koh' kihm) Transliteration of word in title of Psalm 56:1 (NAS, KJV). NIV reads, “to the tune of A Dove on Distant Oaks'” (compare REB, NRSV with Terebinths for oaks). This was probably the name of a tune to which the Psalm was sung.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Jonath-Elem-Rechokim'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/j/jonath-elem-rechokim.html. 1991.