Hebrew word study
נָגַן H5059
- Transliteration
- nâgan
- Pronunciation
- naw-gan'
- KJV glosses
- player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).
Lexical summary
properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers
expectation. to play on astringed instrument
hence (generally), to make music
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers
expectation. to play on astringed instrument
hence (generally), to make music
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information