HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7692
שִׁגָּיוֹן
shig.ga.von — Shiggaion
song title? used in title of Ps 7:1 meaning uncertain
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Shiggaion
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
From the verb shagah, “to reel about through drink,” occurs in the title of Ps. 7. The plural form, shigionoth, is found in Hab. 3:1. The word denotes a lyrical poem composed under strong mental emotion; a song of impassioned imagination accompanied with suitable music; a dithyrambic ode.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.