English
Muth-labben
Muth-labben comes from Hebrew מות לבן.
- Hebrew1880s–presentמות לבןmuth labbén
- EnglishtodayMuth-labben
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentמות לבןmuth labbén
- EnglishtodayMuth-labben
The story
What the phrase means is somewhat disputed, but it likely indicates either what motivated the writing of the psalm (in which case it probably means "the death of Labben" or "the death of the son" or "the death of the fool") or how the psalm was to be sung (in which case it probably denotes a specific musical instrument to be used for accompaniment, or an existing song whose tune was to be used, or it could mean something like "young boys' voices").disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it.
Every English word from Hebrew מות לבן
Today it means
noun Used in translating Psalms 9:1 without assuming a specific meaning for the Hebrew phrase מות לבן (muth labbén).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew מות לבן / Muth-labben