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Strong's Hebrew lexicon

H5059 nagan

H5059 nagan (Hebrew): a primitive root; properly, to thrum, i.e. beat a tune with the fingers; expec. to play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music:--player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody,…

  • H5059
  • Hebrew lexicon
  • nagan
  • KJV concordance
  • played
  • And it came to pass, when the minstrel
  • me a minstrel

Meaning and word study

Transliteration
naw-gan'
Definition
a primitive root; properly, to thrum, i.e. beat a tune with the fingers; expec. to play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music:--player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).
KJV phrases tagged with this entry
played (5), And it came to pass, when the minstrel (3), me a minstrel (3), player (2), is upon thee, that he shall play (2), that can play (1), in playing (1), and played (1), play (1), the players on instruments (1), melody (1), to the stringed instruments (1), on an instrument (1)

These counts show English words or phrases whose source tags include this entry. They are not necessarily literal translations of this word.

Source: Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary, CrossWire distribution. License: Public domain. KJV word-tag alignment supplied by the CrossWire KJV module.

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