Psalm 45/Notes/Lexical.v. 2.117663

v. 2 – The word glossed as skillful, מָהִֽיר, comes from the root "to be quick," such that here it is used as an adjective to describe the "state in which humans have a significant level of proficiency in a certain craft, which enables them to work relatively fast" (SDBH).^[1] Compare, e.g., “Do you see someone skilled in their work (מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ)? They will serve before kings” (Prov 22:29, NIV).

↑ See, e.g., Targum Psalms, which renders the term as ספרא רגיל "a practiced/accustomed scribe," and the Peshitta's ܣܦܪܐ ܡܗܝܪܐ "a skilled scribed."

[1] See, e.g., Targum Psalms, which renders the term as ספרא רגיל "a practiced/accustomed scribe," and the Peshitta's ܣܦܪܐ ܡܗܝܪܐ "a skilled scribed."

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