Strong's Lexicon

H5058

H5058 — נְגִינָה נְגִינַת

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

Hebrewngiynahnoun femOccurrences: 14TWOT: 1a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5058
Word:נְגִינָה נְגִינַת
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H5059
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:14
Transliteration:ngiynah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:neg-ee-naw' (or ngiynath (Psa. 61) n-f.
Meaning:1. (properly) instrumental music 2. (by implication) a stringed instrument 3. (by extension) a poem set to music 4. (specifically) an epigram
KJV Renderings:stringed instrument, musick, Neginoth (plural), song.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4974

[נְגִינָה] noun feminine music; — absolute נְגִינַת Ps 61:1 (see below); suffix נְגִינָתִי Ps 77:7 נְגִינָתָם Job 30:9 + 2 t.; plural נְגִינוֺת Ps 4:1 + 6 t.; נְגִינָתַי Isa 38:20 תָ֑י- Hab 3:19

1. music (of stringed instrument) accusative of cognate meaning with verb Isa 38:20 as occupation Lam 5:14 especially בִּנְגִינוֺת in Psalm-titles; Ps 4:1; Ps 6:1; Ps 54:1; Ps 55:1; Ps 67:1; Ps 76:1 so Hab 3:19 compare עַלנְֿגִינַת Ps 61:1 (read perhaps plural Ges«GKC:80f»§ 80f.).
2. song (with string accompaniment?) Ps 77:7 subject of mocking song Job 30:9 (|| מִלָּה), Ps 69:13 (שׁוֺתֵי שֵׁכָר ׳ נ), Lam 3:14 (|| שְׂחֹק).


Other Resources

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

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