Can you give me the origin of the word Psalm?
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Actually, in Hebrew the book of Psalms is called tehilim (תהילים). This comes from tehila (תהילה ), which today means fame, but I would guess that back in David's day this meant something halfway between acclaim and praise.psalm
O.E. salm, from L. psalmus, from Gk. psalmos "song sung to a harp," originally "performance on stringed instrument," from psallein "play on a stringed instrument, pull, twitch." Used in Septuagint for Heb. mizmor "song," especially the sort sung by David to the harp.
There is your explanation. Let's not harp on it.
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