Lexicon :: Strong's H5059 - nāḡan

נָגַן

Transliteration

nāḡan

Pronunciation

naw-gan'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1292.1

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

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

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H5059 in the following manner: play (8x), instrument (3x), minstrel (2x), melody (1x), player (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H5059 in the following manner: play (8x), instrument (3x), minstrel (2x), melody (1x), player (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H5059: Abbreviations

† [נָגַּן] verb touch (strings), play a stringed instrument (Late Hebrew Pi.; Aramaic נְגַן Pa.); —
Qal Participle נֹגְנִים Psalm 68:26 players (|| שָׁרִים, עֲלָמוֺת תּוֺפֵפוֺת).
Pi. 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 + 5 times; Participle מְנַגֵּן 1 Samuel 16:16 + 4 times; — 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 מְנַגֵּן בַכִנּוֺר 1 Samuel 16:16 (Ges^{§ 120b}).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

16:16; 16:16; 16:16; 16:16; 16:16; 16:17; 16:17; 16:18; 16:23; 16:23; 18:10; 19:9

2 Kings

3:15; 3:15

Psalms

33:3; 68:26

Isaiah

23:16; 38:20; 38:20

Ezekiel

33:32

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H5059 matches the Hebrew נָגַן (nāḡan),
which occurs 15 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

1Sa 16:16

1Sa 16:16 - Let our lord^H113 now command^H559 thy servants,^H5650 which are before^H6440 thee, to seek out^H1245 a man,^H376 who is a cunning^H3045 player^H5059 on an harp:^H3658 and it shall come to pass, when the evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from God^H430 is upon thee, that he shall play^H5059 with his hand,^H3027 and thou shalt be well.^H2895

1Sa 16:17

1Sa 16:17 - And Saul^H7586 said^H559 unto his servants,^H5650 Provide^H7200 me now a man^H376 that can play^H5059 well,^H3190 and bring^H935 him to me.

1Sa 16:18

1Sa 16:18 - Then answered^H6030 one^H259 of the servants,^H5288 and said,^H559 Behold, I have seen^H7200 a son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 the Bethlehemite,^H1022 that is cunning^H3045 in playing,^H5059 and a mighty^H1368 valiant man,^H2428 and a man^H376 of war,^H4421 and prudent^H995 in matters,^H1697 and a comely^H8389 person,^H376 and the LORD^H3068 is with him.

1Sa 16:23

1Sa 16:23 - And it came to pass, when the evil spirit^H7307 from God^H430 was upon Saul,^H7586 that David^H1732 took^H3947 an harp,^H3658 and played^H5059 with his hand:^H3027 so Saul^H7586 was refreshed,^H7304 and was well,^H2895 and the evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 departed^H5493 from him.

1Sa 18:10

1Sa 18:10 - And it came to pass on the morrow,^H4283 that the evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from God^H430 came^H6743 upon Saul,^H7586 and he prophesied^H5012 in the midst^H8432 of the house:^H1004 and David^H1732 played^H5059 with his hand,^H3027 as at other times:^H3117 and there was a javelin^H2595 in Saul's^H7586 hand.^H3027

1Sa 19:9

1Sa 19:9 - And the evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from the LORD^H3068 was upon Saul,^H7586 as he sat^H3427 in his house^H1004 with his javelin^H2595 in his hand:^H3027 and David^H1732 played^H5059 with his hand.^H3027

2Ki 3:15

2Ki 3:15 - But now bring^H3947 me a minstrel.^H5059 And it came to pass, when the minstrel^H5059 played,^H5059 that the hand^H3027 of the LORD^H3068 came upon him.

Psa 33:3

Psa 33:3 - Sing^H7891 unto him a new^H2319 song;^H7892 play^H5059 skilfully^H3190 with a loud noise.^H8643

Psa 68:25

Psa 68:25 - The singers^H7891 went before,^H6923 the players on instruments^H5059 followed after;^H310 among^H8432 them were the damsels^H5959 playing with timbrels.^H8608

Isa 23:16

Isa 23:16 - Take^H3947 an harp,^H3658 go about^H5437 the city,^H5892 thou harlot^H2181 that hast been forgotten;^H7911 make sweet^H3190 melody,^H5059 sing many^H7235 songs,^H7892 that thou mayest be remembered.^H2142

Isa 38:20

Isa 38:20 - The LORD^H3068 was ready to save^H3467 me: therefore we will sing my songs^H5058 to the stringed instruments^H5059 all the days^H3117 of our life^H2416 in the house^H1004 of the LORD.^H3068

Eze 33:32

Eze 33:32 - And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely^H5690 song^H7892 of one that hath a pleasant^H3303 voice,^H6963 and can play well^H2895 on an instrument:^H5059 for they hear^H8085 thy words,^H1697 but they do^H6213 them not.

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