A musical instrument or style of music from the ancient city of Gath, referenced in the titles of certain biblical psalms.
Hebrew word derived from Gath, meaning either a musical instrument native to that city or a style of music associated with it; appears in Psalm titles like 'upon Gittith.'
We don't know exactly what sound a gittith made, but its mysterious name appears in at least three Psalm titles—it's like finding an ancient musical instrument described only by its origin city, leaving musicologists to wonder about a lost sound.
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