Dict: smith - SHEMINITH

smith:

SHEMINITH - S>@ - (eighth), a musical term found in the title of kjv@Psalms:6:1) A similar direction is found in the title of kjv@Psalms:12:1) Comp. 1Chr 15:21 It seems most probable that Sheminith denotes a certain air known as the eighth, or a certain key in which the psalm was to be sung.