HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1902
הִגָּיוֹן
hig.ga.von — Higgaion
§ 1) meditation, resounding music, musing 1a) resounding music 1b) meditation, plotting
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Higgaion
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7692
שִׁגָּיוֹן
shig.ga.von — Shiggaion
song title? used in title of Ps 7:1 meaning uncertain
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In Ps. 92:3 means the murmuring tone of the harp. In Ps. 9:16 it is a musical sign, denoting probably a pause in the instrumental interlude. In Ps. 19:14 the word is rendered “meditation;” and in Lam. 3:62, “device” (R.V., “imagination”).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.