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”
15 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music
Translated in KJV as
player on instrumentssing to the stringed instrumentsmelodyministrelplay(-er, -ing).
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shal…”