Jonath-elem-rechokim

Jonath-elem-rechokim is a musical or liturgical notation in the heading of Psalm 56, understood to mean "the silent dove of far-off places" or "dove of the distant terebinths." It is generally interpreted as the name of a tune or melody to which the psalm was to be sung, a common practice of indicating performance style in the psalter superscriptions. The psalm itself is attributed to David during his detention among the Philistines in Gath, giving the imagery of a distant and silent dove a poignant biographical context.