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Strong's Number H5059

נָגַן
nagan · naw-gan'
Transliteration:
nagan{naw-gan'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
1292.1
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music
Usage in the KJV:
play 8, instrument 3, minstrel 2, melody 1, player 1

Total: 15
Occurs 15 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  1. to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument
    1. (Qal)
      1. player (participle)
    2. (Piel)
      1. to play
        1. player, minstrel (participle)
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament