Strong's Lexicon

H1902

H1902 — הִגָּיוֹן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewhiggayownnoun mascOccurrences: 4TWOT: 467c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1902
Word:	הִגָּיוֹן
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	intensive from H1897
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	higgayown
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	hig-gaw-yone'
Meaning:	1. a murmuring sound, i.e. a musical notation (probably similar to the modern affettuoso to indicate solemnity of movement) 2. (by implication) a machination
KJV Renderings:	device, Higgaion, meditation, solemn sound.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2052

הִגָּיוֺן noun masculine resounding music, meditation, musing; — ׳ ה absolute Ps 9:17; Ps 92:4 construct הֶגְיוֺן Ps 19:15 suffix הֶגְיוֺנָם Lam 3:62 —

1. resounding music; עֲלֵי חִגָּיוֺן בְּכִנּוֺר Ps 92:4 with sounding music upon the lyre (Che); compare סֶ֑לָה ׳ ה Ps 9:17 (a musical direction, see סלה ).

2. meditation, musing אִמְרֵיפִֿי וְהֶגְיוֺן לִבִּי Ps 19:15 the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart; also in bad sense = plotting שֹׂפְתֵי קָמַי וְהֶגְיוֺנָם עָלַי Lam 3:62 the lips of those rising against me, and their imagining against me (|| מַחְשְׁבֹתָם Lam 3:61 compare I. הָגָה 3.b.).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

הגיון (hig-g)

Lamentations 3:62

KJV: The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.

EHCC: and their device against me