International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jo'-nath e'-lem re-ho'-kim (yonath 'elem rechoqim) (Psalm 56, title): "The silent dove of the far ones" (i.e. either of far-off lands, or among aliens), or "The dove of the distant terebinths," in either case indicating the tune to the melody of which the psalm was to be sung.

See PSALMS; SONG.