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Saturday, December 21st, 2024
the Third Week of Advent

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5059 - נָגַן

Transliteration

nâgan

Phonetics

naw-gan'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1292.1

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument
1. (Qal)
  1. player (participle)
2. (Piel)
  1. to play
    1. player, minstrel (participle)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2127 ‑ εὐλογέω (yoo‑log‑eh'‑o); 2789 ‑ κιθαρίζω (kith‑ar‑id'‑zo); 5568 ‑ ψαλμός (psal‑mos'); 5567 ‑ ψάλλω (psal'‑lo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (15)

1 Samuel 7

2 Kings 3

Psalms 2

Isaiah 2

Ezekiel 1

BSB (15)

1 Samuel 7

2 Kings 3

Psalms 2

Isaiah 2

Ezekiel 1

CSB (14)

1 Samuel 7

2 Kings 3

Psalms 2

Isaiah 2

Ezekiel 1

ESV (14)

1 Samuel 7

2 Kings 3

Psalms 2

Isaiah 2

Ezekiel 1

KJV (15)

1 Samuel 7

2 Kings 3

Psalms 2

Isaiah 2

Ezekiel 1

LEB (12)

1 Samuel 5

2 Kings 3

Psalms 1

Isaiah 2

Ezekiel 1

LSB (19)

1 Samuel 7

2 Kings 3

Psalms 2

Isaiah 4

Ezekiel 3

N95 (14)

1 Samuel 7

2 Kings 3

Isaiah 3

Ezekiel 1

NAS (19)

1 Samuel 7

2 Kings 3

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Ezekiel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (15)

1 Samuel 7

2 Kings 3

Psalms 2

Isaiah 2

Ezekiel 1

ASV (15)

and it came to pass, when the minstrel 1

and played 1

in playing 1

is upon thee, that he shall play 1

me a minstrel 1

melody 1

on an instrument 1

play 1

played 2

player 1

that can play 1

the minstrels 1

was playing 1

with stringed instruments 1

BSB (15)

a harpist 1

and play 1

he is to play it 1

how to play the harp 1

melody 1

play 2

played 1

played the harp 1

plays an instrument 1

the harpist 1

the musicians 1

was playing the harp 1

we will play songs 1

who plays 1

CSB (14)

instrument 1

musician 1

on the strings 1

play 6

played 1

playing 2

plays 1

the musician 1

ESV (14)

can play 1

instrument 1

lyre 2

melody 1

musician 2

musicians 1

play 1

played 2

playing 2

stringed instruments 1

KJV (15)

instrument 1

instruments 2

melody 1

minstrel 2

play 3

played 4

player 1

playing 1

LEB (12)

and ⌊played well on an instrument⌋ 1

and play 1

and we will play 1

he can play 1

me a musician 1

played 1

playing a stringed instrument 1

skilled in playing 1

the musician 1

those playing stringed instruments 1

was playing 1

was playing a stringed instrument 1

LSB (19)

an 1

instrument 1

musician 4

musicians 1

play 5

played 1

playing 2

plays 1

pluck 1

strings 1

the 1

N95 (14)

minstrel 2

musician 1

play 4

played 1

player 1

playing 2

plays 1

pluck 1

strings 1

NAS (19)

an 1

instrument 1

musician 4

musicians 1

play 5

played 1

playing 2

plays 1

pluck 1

strings 1

the 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (15)

and played 1

in playing 1

me a minstrel 1

melody 1

on an instrument 1

play 1

played 2

player 1

the minstrels 1

was playing 1

who can play 1

with stringed instruments 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2374) n c n (נגנ NGN) AC: Play CO: Music AB: ?: [from: cn- the bright sound of music]

V) n c n (נגנ NGN) - Play: To play a musical instrument. KJV (15): (vf: Paal, Piel, Participle) play, instrument, minstrel, melody, player - Strongs: H5059 (נָגַן)

b^f1) e n i c n (נגינה NGYNH) - Music: KJV (14): song, instrument, musick - Strongs: H5058 (נְגִינַת)

ab^f1) e n i c n m (מנגינה MNGYNH) - Music: KJV (1): musick - Strongs: H4485 (מַנְגִּינָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[נָגַּן] verb touch (strings), play a stringed instrument (Late Hebrew Pi`el; Aramaic נְגַן Pa`el); —

Qal Participle נֹגְנִים Psalm 68:26 players ("" שָׁרִים, עֲלָמוֺת תּוֺפֵפוֺת).

Pi`el Perfect וְנִגֵּן 1 Samuel 16:16 (consecutive), 1 Samuel 16:23; Imperfect 1 plural נְנַגֵּן Isaiah 38:20; Infinitive construct נַגֵּן 1 Samuel 16:17 5t.; Participle מְנַגֵּן 1 Samuel 16:16 4t.; — play בַּכִנּוֺר 1 Samuel 16:16; בְּיָדוֺ 1 Samuel 16:16; 1 Samuel 16:23 (כִּנּוֺר in context), 1 Samuel 18:10; 1 Samuel 19:9; with accusative of cognate meaning Isaiah 38:20; in simile מֵטִב נַגֵּן Ezekiel 33:32 ("" שִׁיר עֲגָבִים יְפֵהקֿוֺל); אִישׁ׳מֵיטִיב לְנ 1 Samuel 16:17, compare Psalm 33:3; Isaiah 23:16 (both "" שִׁיר), ׳יָדַע נ 1 Samuel 16:18; also 2 Kings 3:15; Participle = player, minstrel (compare Qal) 2 Kings 3:15 (twice in verse); compare also אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ מְנַגֵּןבַכִנּוֺר 1 Samuel 16:16 (Ges^{§ 120b}).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נָגַן once part. pl. נֹגְנִים Psalms 68:26. Elsewhere

Piel נִגֵּן to strike strings, to play on a stringed instrument (cogn. יָגַן to pound), 1 Samuel 16:16, 17 1 Samuel 16:17, 18 1 Samuel 16:18, 23 1 Samuel 16:23; 2 Kings 3:15; Psalms 33:3; Isaiah 23:16 (Ch. id.).

Derived nouns, נְגִינָה, מַנְגִּינָה [and in Thes. גַּת (for גֶּנֶת)].

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List of Word Forms

הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ן המנגן וְנִגֵּ֣ן וְנִגֵּ֥ן ונגן כְּנַגֵּ֣ן כנגן לְנַגֵּ֔ן לנגן מְנַגֵּ֑ן מְנַגֵּ֣ן מְנַגֵּ֥ן מנגן נְנַגֵּ֛ן נַ֝גֵּ֗ן נַ֠גֵּן נַגֵּ֑ן נַגֵּן֙ נֹגְנִ֑ים נגן נגנים ננגן ham·nag·gên hamnagGen hamnaggên kə·nag·gên kenagGen kənaggên lə·nag·gên lenagGen lənaggên mə·nag·gên menagGen mənaggên nag·gên Naggen naggên nə·nag·gên nenagGen nənaggên nō·ḡə·nîm nogeNim nōḡənîm venigGen wə·nig·gên wəniggên