H5059

נָגַן

na.ganH:V

to play

1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument 1a) (Qal) 1a1) player (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to play 1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[נָגַּן] verb touch (strings), play a stringed instrument (Late Hebrew Pi`el; Aramaic נְגַן Pa`el); —

Qal Participle נֹגְנִים Ps 68:26 players (|| שָׁרִים, עֲלָמוֺת תּוֺפֵפוֺת). Pi`el Perfect וְנִגֵּן 1Sam 16:16 (consecutive), v1Sam 16:23 Imperfect 1 plural נְנַגֵּן Isa 38:20 Infinitive construct נַגֵּן 1Sam 16:17 + 5 t.; Participle מְנַגֵּן 1Sam 16:16 + 4 t.; — play בַּכִנּוֺר 1Sam 16:16 בְּיָדוֺ v1Sam 16:16 v1Sam 16:23 (כִּנּוֺר in context), 1Sam 18:10; 1Sam 19:9 with accusative of cognate meaning Isa 38:20 in simile מֵטִב נַגֵּן Ezek 33:32 (|| שִׁיר עֲגָבִים יְפֵהקֿוֺל); אִישׁ ׳מֵיטִיב לְנ 1Sam 16:17, compare Ps 33:3; Isa 23:16 (both || שִׁיר), ׳יָדַע נ 1Sam 16:18 also 2Kgs 3:15 Participle = player, minstrel (compare Qal) 2Kgs 3:15 (twice in verse); compare also אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ מְנַגֵּן בַכִנּוֺר 1Sam 16:16 (Ges^{«GKC:120b»§ 120b}).

11 occurrences

I Samuel (6), II Kings (1), Psalms (1), Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (1)