H5059 נגן - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number


נגן
nâgan
naw-gan'
A primitive root; prop to thrum, that is, beat a tune with the fingers; especially to play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally) to make music

KJV Usage: player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play (-er. -ing).


Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions

BDB4973

נגן

1. to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument
a. (Qal)
1. player (participle)
b. (Piel)
1. to play 1b
c. player, minstrel (participle)
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 1292.1
Parts of Speech: Verb

TBESH:
נָגַן
na.gan
H:V
to play
1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument
1a) (Qal)
1a1) player (participle)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to play
1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)

View how H5059 נגן is used in the Bible

15 occurrences of H5059 נגן

1 Samuel 16:16 player
1 Samuel 16:16 is upon thee, that he shall play
1 Samuel 16:17 that can play
1 Samuel 16:18 in playing,
1 Samuel 16:23 and played
1 Samuel 18:10 played
1 Samuel 19:9 played
2 Kings 3:15 me a minstrel.
2 Kings 3:15 And it came to pass, when the minstrel
2 Kings 3:15 played,
Psalms 33:3 play
Psalms 68:25 the players on instruments
Isaiah 23:16 melody,
Isaiah 38:20 to the stringed instruments
Ezekiel 33:32 on an instrument:

Distinct usage

2 played
1 that can play
1 in playing,
1 and played
1 me a minstrel.
1 And it came to pass, when the minstrel
1 played,
1 play
1 the players on instruments
1 melody,
1 on an instrument:
1 to the stringed instruments
1 player
1 is upon thee, that he shall play

Corresponding Greek Words

nagan pi. G2127 eulogeo
nagan pi. G2789 kitharizo
nagan pi. G5568 psalmos
nagan pi.,qal. G5567 psallo


Related words

H5059

H101 אגּן 'aggân
אגּן
'aggân
ag-gawn'
Probably from H5059; a bowl (as pounded out hollow)

KJV Usage: basin, cup, goblet.


H1660 גּת gath
גּת
gath
gath
Probably from H5059 (in the sense of treading out grapes); a wine press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them)

KJV Usage: (wine-) press (fat).


H4485 מנגּינה mangı̂ynâh
מנגּינה
mangı̂ynâh
man-ghee-naw'
From H5059; a satire

KJV Usage: music.


H5058 נגינת נגינה ne gı̂ynâh ne gı̂ynath
נגינת נגינה
ne gı̂ynâh ne gı̂ynath
neg-ee-naw', neg-ee-nath'
From H5059; properly instrumental music; by implication a stringed instrument; by extension a poem set to music; specifically an epigram

KJV Usage: stringed instrument, musick, Neginoth [plural], song.