נְגִינָה
nᵉgîynâh · neg-ee-naw'
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram
Lexicon
Derivation: or נְגִינַת; (Psalm 61:title), from H5059 (נָגַן);
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram
- properly, instrumental music
- by implication, a stringed instrument
- by extension, a poem set to music
- specifically, an epigram
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: stringed instrument, musick, Neginoth (plural), song.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to carry, to lift up › the hand that works › the seed, life continuing › to reveal, behold
The seed, life continuing that works to carry, to lift up of the hand that works of the seed, life continuing that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְגִינָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- on neginoth6 · 43%
- and now am i their song1 · 7%
- upon neginah1 · 7%
- against me; and i was the song1 · 7%
- my song1 · 7%
- me: therefore we will sing my songs1 · 7%
- and their song1 · 7%
- from their musick1 · 7%
- on my stringed instruments1 · 7%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.