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What is a Hebrew Maschil?

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A maskil (מַשְׂכִּיל‎) is a Hebrew literary musical term occurring in the heading of some psalms.

It's also a title of honor, meaning "scholar" or "enlightened one," used by Isaac Israeli ben Joseph in the 14th century to refer to his Italian Jewish colleagues.

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