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Higgaion

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Higgaion (hig-gâ'yon). A term occurring three times, Psalms 9:16; Psalms 19:14 (translated "meditation"), and Psalms 92:3 (translated "solemn sound"). It probably was originally a musical term which acquired the additional signification of solemn thought or meditation.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Higgaion'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​h/higgaion.html. 1893.
 
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