H5059 נָגַן

נָגַן (nâgan), Strong’s H5059: 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…

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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.

Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [נָגַן] vb. touch (strings), play a stringed instrument
- Qal players
- Pi. play

Where it occurs
- 1 Samuel 16:16 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=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 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=17) — Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
- 1 Samuel 16:18 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=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 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=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 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/18?v=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 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/19?v=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 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/3?v=15) — But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, the LORD’s hand came on him.
- Isaiah 23:16 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/23?v=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 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/38?v=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 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/33?v=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…