Hebrew · H1897, G3191 · unreviewed

יֶהְגֶּה

To murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder · to meditate/plot

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הָגָה H1897 to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder
Pronunciation yehgeh
Inward vocalization spanning emotion and intellection: muttering becomes meditation, murmuring becomes pondering.
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μελετάω G3191 to meditate/plot
Pronunciation meletáō
Mental preparation through deliberate practice and contemplation, not passive reflection alone.
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What does יֶהְגֶּה (yehgeh) mean in the Bible?

הָגָה · μελετάω is a Hebrew word meaning "to meditate, reflect, or consider carefully".

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Meaning

to meditate, reflect, or consider carefully
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 21×
Imperfect Isa 31:4 · Isa 33:18 · Jer 48:31 · Job 27:4 · Prov 8:7 · Prov 15:28 · Prov 24:2 · Ps 1:2 · Ps 37:30 · Isa 59:3 · Ps 35:28 · Ps 71:24 · Ps 2:1 · Ps 38:13 · Ps 115:7 · Isa 38:14 19×
Infinitive absolute Isa 59:11
Perfect Ps 143:5
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 19 Infinitive absolute 1 Perfect 1
Stem
Qal 21
Mood
Indicative/jussive 16 Indicative/cohortative 3 Indicative 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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