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, [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 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 servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, [that is] cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD [is] with him.1 Samuel 16:23 · וְנִגֵּ֣ןAnd it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an 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 the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and [there was] a javelin in Saul’s hand.1 Samuel 19:9 · מְנַגֵּ֥ןAnd the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played 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 the LORD 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 players on instruments [followed] after; among [them were] the damsels playing with timbrels.Isaiah 23:16 · נַגֵּן֙Take an 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 · נְנַגֵּ֛ןThe LORD [was ready] to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.