נְגִינָה
ne.gi.nah
“music”
Definition
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram
or נְגִינַת; (Psalm 61:title), from H5059 (נָגַן);
- music, song, taunt song 1a) music (of stringed instrument) 1b) song 1b1) taunting or mocking song
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
נְגִינָה appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
GOD the Lord is my strength;He makes my feet like those of a deer;He makes me walk upon the heights!For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
The LORD will save me;we will play songs on stringed instrumentsall the days of our livesin the house of the LORD.
And now they mock me in song;I have become a byword among them.
I am a laughingstock to all my people;they mock me in song all day long.
The elders have left the city gate;the young men have stopped their music.
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