Strongs's #5059: nagan - Greek/Hebrew Definitions

Greek/Hebrew Definitions

Strong's #5059: nagan (pronounced naw-gan')

a primitive root; properly, to thrum, i.e. beat a tune with the fingers; expec. to play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music:--player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

nâgan

1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument

1a) (Qal)

1a1) player (participle)

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to play

1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)

Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primitive root

Usage:

This word is used 15 times:

1 Samuel 16:16: "thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on a harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil"
1 Samuel 16:16: "spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well."
1 Samuel 16:17: "Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to"
1 Samuel 16:18: "of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war,"
1 Samuel 16:23: "took a harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well,"
1 Samuel 18:10: "and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times:"
1 Samuel 19:9: "with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand."
2 Kings 3:15: "But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD"
2 Kings 3:15: "bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came"
2 Kings 3:15: "me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon"
Psalms 33:3: "Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise."
Psalms 68:25: "The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels."
Isaiah 23:16: "thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered."
Isaiah 38:20: "The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in"
Ezekiel 33:32: "song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words,"

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