gittith

A transliteration of Biblical Hebrew גתית.

gittith (plural gittiths)

1. A musical term of uncertain meaning (possibly the name of an instrument), found in the Bible.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 8::

     To the chief Musician upon Git'tith, A Psalm of David.

• “gittith”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.