נָגַן
nâgan · naw-gan'
properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music
- properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers
- expectation. to play on astringed instrument
- hence, (generally), to make music
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).
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
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to carry, to lift up › the seed, life continuing
The seed, life continuing that works to carry, to lift up of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָגַן 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
15 occurrences · 15 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- played3 · 20%
- player1 · 7%
- is upon thee, that he shall play1 · 7%
- that can play1 · 7%
- in playing1 · 7%
- and played1 · 7%
- me a minstrel1 · 7%
- and it came to pass, when the minstrel1 · 7%
- play1 · 7%
- the players on instruments1 · 7%
- melody1 · 7%
- to the stringed instruments1 · 7%
- on an instrument1 · 7%
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.