What does הָגָה · μελετάω mean in the Bible?
הָגָה · μελετάω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to meditate, reflect, or consider carefully".
Hebrew · H1897, G3191
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 phrase meaning "to meditate, reflect, or consider carefully".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1897, G3191?
H1897, G3191 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to meditate, reflect, or consider carefully
Source Gloss
to meditate, reflect, or consider carefully
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 21
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 1×
Perfect Ps 143:5 1×
Word Origins
יֶהְגֶּה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain