נְגִינָה neginah

Hebrew word for “music” · Strong’s H5058 · used 14 times in 14 verses

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Meaning

1) music, song, taunt song; 1a) music (of stringed instrument); 1b) song; 1b1) taunting or mocking song

How it is translated

Glosses given for neginah in context, with how often each is used:

• stringed instruments 7
• taunt song 2
• stringed instrument 1
• taunt songs 1
• song 1
• songs 1
• music 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Job 30 (1), Psalms 4 (1), Psalms 6 (1), Psalms 54 (1), Psalms 55 (1), Psalms 61 (1), Psalms 67 (1), Psalms 69 (1), Psalms 76 (1), Psalms 77 (1)

Forms

• בנגינת 4
• נגינתם 2
• בנגינות 2
• נגינת 1
• ונגינות 1
• נגינתי 1
• ונגנותי 1
• מנגינתם 1
• בנגינותי 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with neginah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• נָצַח natsach “to conduct” 8
• מִזְמוֹר mizmor “melody” 4
• תְּפִלָּה tephillah “prayer” 3
• דָּוִד david “David” 5
• מַשְׂכִּיל maskil “Maskil” 2
• שִׂיחַ siach “to muse” 2
• חָנַן chanan “be gracious” 2
• שִׁיר shir “song” 2
• יָשַׁע yasah “to save” 2
• שַׁעַר shaar “gate” 2
• אַל al “not” 2
• שֵׁם shem “name” 2

Key verses

The verses using neginah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Psalms 4:1 — [To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.] Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy…
• Psalms 6:1 — [To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.] O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
• Psalms 54:1 — [To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?] Save me, O God, by…
• Psalms 55:1 — [To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.] Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
• Psalms 61:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.] Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
• Psalms 67:1 — [To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song.] God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
• Psalms 69:12 — They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
• Psalms 76:1 — [To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.] In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
• Psalms 77:6 — I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
• Lamentations 3:14 — I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
• Lamentations 5:14 — The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
• Habakkuk 3:19 — The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.