What does הָגָה (yehgeh) mean in the Bible?
הָגָה (yehgeh): Inward vocalization spanning emotion and intellection: muttering becomes meditation, murmuring becomes pondering.
Hebrew · H1897
הָגָה
To murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder
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הָגָהH1897
Pronunciationyehgeh
What does הָגָה (yehgeh) mean in the Bible?
הָגָה (yehgeh): Inward vocalization spanning emotion and intellection: muttering becomes meditation, murmuring becomes pondering.
Full entry for הָגָה (H1897) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1897?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), and moan (1), and mutter (1), and uttering (1), devise (1).
Where does הָגָה (yehgeh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 1:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (10), Isaiah (9), Proverbs (3), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .1×Isaiah 59:11
and moan1×Isaiah 59:11
and mutter1×Isaiah 8:19
and uttering1×Isaiah 59:13
devise1×Proverbs 24:2
even clear1×Psalms 115:7
he meditates1×Psalms 1:2
I meditate1×Psalms 143:5
I moan1×Isaiah 38:14
I think1×Psalms 63:6
I will moan1×Jeremiah 48:31
I will reflect1×Psalms 77:12
meditate1×Joshua 1:8
Moan1×Isaiah 16:7
mutters1×Isaiah 59:3
plot1×Psalms 2:1
plotting1×Psalms 38:12
ponders1×Proverbs 15:28
roaring1×Isaiah 31:4
utter1×Job 27:4
utters1×Psalms 37:30
will indeed proclaim1×Psalms 71:24
will ponder1×Isaiah 33:18
will proclaim1×Psalms 35:28
will speak1×Proverbs 8:7
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 1:8וְהָגִ֤יתָtomeditateConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularJob 27:4יֶהְגֶּ֥הtoutterVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 1:2יֶהְגֶּ֗הtohe meditatesVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 2:1יֶהְגּוּ־toplotVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralPsalms 35:28תֶּהְגֶּ֣הtowill proclaimVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularPsalms 37:30יֶהְגֶּ֣הtouttersVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 38:12יֶהְגּֽוּ׃toplottingVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralPsalms 63:6אֶהְגֶּה־toI thinkVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularPsalms 71:24תֶּהְגֶּ֣הtowill indeed proclaimVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularPsalms 77:12וְהָגִ֥יתִיtoI will reflectConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Usage map
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First aligned rowJoshua 1:8
Aligned rows25
Books represented6
Joshua1Job1Psalms10Proverbs3Isaiah9Jeremiah1
Source forms
יֶהְגֶּ֣ה5xyeh·gehPsalms 37:30, Proverbs 8:7, Proverbs 15:28, Proverbs 24:2
תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה2xteh·gehPsalms 35:28, Psalms 71:24
אֶהְגֶּ֖ה1x’eh·gehIsaiah 38:14
אֶהְגֶּה־1x’eh·geh-Psalms 63:6
הָגֹ֣ה1xhā·ḡōhIsaiah 59:11
הָגִ֥יתִי1xhā·ḡî·ṯîPsalms 143:5
וְהֹג֛וֹ1xwə·hō·ḡōwIsaiah 59:13
וְהָגִ֤יתָ1xwə·hā·ḡî·ṯāJoshua 1:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular9xJob 27:4, Psalms 1:2, Psalms 37:30, Proverbs 8:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular3xPsalms 35:28, Psalms 71:24, Isaiah 59:3
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural3xPsalms 2:1, Psalms 38:12, Psalms 115:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular2xPsalms 63:6, Isaiah 38:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute1xIsaiah 59:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular1xPsalms 77:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular1xJoshua 1:8
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural1xIsaiah 8:19
Evidence Summary
RevelationSpirit
Hebrew word. Inward vocalization spanning emotion and intellection: muttering becomes meditation, murmuring becomes pondering.
Strong'sH1897
Lexical occurrences25 versesWord forms1 form21 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkPsalm 1:1–3Source Gloss
to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Inward vocalization spanning emotion and intellection: muttering becomes meditation, murmuring becomes pondering.
to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder BDB: moan Usage: imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, × sore, speak, study, talk, utter.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups1Aligned forms21
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense21×
ImperfectIsa 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 38:1419×
Infinitive absoluteIsa 59:111×
PerfectPs 143:51×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
To mutter, meditate, or speak under one's breath
To plot, mutter, or meditate (ironically the same root used for the godly in 1:2)
Additional Occurrences
Psalms 1:1-3יֶהְגֶּהyehgeh
meditate, mutter, growl
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Word Origins
הָגָה is built from this root:
Canonical Themes
RevelationSpirit
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