Strong's Lexicon

H5748

H5748 — עוּגָב עוּגָּב

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

Hebrewuwgabnoun mascOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1559a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5748
Word:עוּגָב עוּגָּב
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H5689 in the original sense of breathing
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:uwgab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`uwgab (oo-gawb') (or buggab {oog-gawb'}) n-m.
Meaning:1. a reed-instrument of music
KJV Renderings:organ.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5787

עוּגָב noun masculine a musical instrument (possibly from above √, because of sensuous or appealing tones); — Gen 4:21 ( J ; + כִּנּוֺר), Job 21:12 (|| תֹּף, כִּנּוֺר), Ps 150:4 ( + מִנִּים), suffix עֻגָבִי Job 30:31 (|| כִּנֹּרִי); — according to ᵑ7 a reed-pipe or flute (אַבוּבָא), ᵑ9 a Pan's pipe (organon, made up of several reeds together); NowArchaeology i. 277 BenzArchaeology 276 think of bag-pipe ( = סוּמְפֹּנְיָה Dan 3:5; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15), compare also in WePsalms Eng. Tr. 219; > a stringed instrument ᵐ5 ᵑ6 (Gen 4:21 ).


עֻגָה see עוג .


Other Resources

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

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