1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument 1a) (Qal) 1a1) player (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to play 1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)
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H5059 — נָגַן
na.gan · to play · Hebrew/Aramaic
11 tagged verse occurrences
1 Samuel 16:16 · מְנַגֵּ֣ן · וְנִגֵּ֥ןLet our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.1 Samuel 16:17 · לְנַגֵּ֔ןAnd Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.1 Samuel 16:18 · נַ֠גֵּןThen answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.1 Samuel 16:23 · וְנִגֵּ֣ןAnd it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.1 Samuel 18:10 · מְנַגֵּ֥ןAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;1 Samuel 19:9 · מְנַגֵּ֥ןAnd an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.2 Kings 3:15 · מְנַגֵּ֑ן · כְּנַגֵּ֣ן · הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ןBut now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.Psalm 33:3 · נַ֝גֵּ֗ןSing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise.Psalm 68:25 · נֹגְנִ֑יםThe singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.Isaiah 23:16 · נַגֵּן֙Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.Isaiah 38:20 · נְנַגֵּ֛ןJehovah is ready to save me: Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments All the days of our life in the house of Jehovah.