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 your servants who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. It shall happen, when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well.”1 Samuel 16:17 · לְנַגֵּ֔ןSaul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”1 Samuel 16:18 · נַ֠גֵּןThen one of the young men answered, and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Yahweh is with him.”1 Samuel 16:23 · וְנִגֵּ֣ןIt happened, when the spirit from God was on 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 · מְנַגֵּ֥ןIt happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;1 Samuel 19:9 · מְנַגֵּ֥ןAn evil spirit from Yahweh was on 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.” It happened, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Yahweh came on him.Psalm 33:3 · נַ֝גֵּ֗ןSing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!Psalm 68:25 · נֹגְנִ֑יםThe singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the ladies playing with tambourines,Isaiah 23:16 · נַגֵּן֙Take a harp; go about the city, you prostitute that has been forgotten. Make sweet melody. Sing many songs, that you may be remembered.Isaiah 38:20 · נְנַגֵּ֛ןYahweh will save me. Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of Yahweh.