H5059 נָגַן
nâgan — properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music
KJV: player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er…
Occurs 15 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [נָגַן] vb. touch (strings), play a stringed instrument
- Qal players
- Pi. play
Where it occurs
- 1 Samuel 16:16 — Let our lord now command your servants who are in front of you to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp…
- 1 Samuel 16:17 — Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
- 1 Samuel 16:18 — Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in…
- 1 Samuel 16:23 — When the spirit from God was on Saul, David took the harp and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed and was well…
- 1 Samuel 18:10 — On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David…
- 1 Samuel 19:9 — An evil spirit from the LORD was on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing music…
- 2 Kings 3:15 — But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, the LORD’s hand came on him.
- Isaiah 23:16 — Take a harp; go about the city, you prostitute that has been forgotten. Make sweet melody. Sing many songs, that you…
- Isaiah 38:20 — The LORD will save me. Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments all the days of our life in the LORD’s…
- Ezekiel 33:32 — Behold, you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for…