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Strong's #5059 - נָגַן
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- to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument
- (Qal)
- player (participle)
- (Piel)
- to play
- player, minstrel (participle)
- to play
- (Qal)
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2374) ncn (נגנ NGN) AC: Play CO: Music AB: ?: [from: cn- the bright sound of music]
V) ncn (נגנ NGN) - Play: To play a musical instrument. KJV (15): (vf: Paal, Piel, Participle) play, instrument, minstrel, melody, player - Strongs: H5059 (נָגַן)
bf1) enicn (נגינה NGYNH) - Music: KJV (14): song, instrument, musick - Strongs: H5058 (נְגִינַת)
abf1) enicnm (מנגינה MNGYNH) - Music: KJV (1): musick - Strongs: H4485 (מַנְגִּינָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
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).
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)].