What does נְגִינָה mean in the Bible?
נְגִינָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, instrumental music ; by implication, a stringed instrument ; by extension, a poem set to music ; specifically, an epigram".
Hebrew · H5058
נְגִינָה
Properly, instrumental music ; by implication, a stringed instrument ; by extension, a poem set to music ; specifically, an epigram
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נְגִינָה H5058
What does נְגִינָה mean in the Bible?
נְגִינָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, instrumental music ; by implication, a stringed instrument ; by extension, a poem set to music ; specifically, an epigram".
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How does the BSB render H5058?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include With stringed instruments (7), they mock me in song (2), [have stopped] their music (1), and I am the song (1), my song (1).
Where does נְגִינָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 30:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (9), Lamentations (2), Habakkuk (1), Isaiah (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 With stringed instruments 7× Psalms 4:1, Psalms 6:1, Psalms 54:1, Psalms 55:1
they mock me in song 2× Job 30:9, Lamentations 3:14
[have stopped] their music 1× Lamentations 5:14
and I am the song 1× Psalms 69:12
my song 1× Psalms 77:6
on stringed instruments 1× Isaiah 38:20
stringed instruments 1× Psalms 61:1
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Job 30:9 נְגִינָתָ֣ם to they mock me in song Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 4:1 בִּנְגִינ֗וֹת to With stringed instruments Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 6:1 בִּ֭נְגִינוֹת to With stringed instruments Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 54:1 בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת to With stringed instruments Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 55:1 בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת to With stringed instruments Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 61:1 נְגִינַ֬ת to stringed instruments Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 67:1 בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת to With stringed instruments Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 69:12 וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹת to and I am the song Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Psalms 76:1 בִּנְגִינֹ֑ת to With stringed instruments Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 77:6 נְגִינָתִ֗י to my song Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 30:9
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 5
Job 1 Psalms 9 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 2 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת 3x bin·ḡî·nōṯ Psalms 54:1, Psalms 55:1, Psalms 67:1
בִּנְגִינ֗וֹת 1x bin·ḡî·nō·wṯ Psalms 4:1
בִּ֭נְגִינוֹת 1x bin·ḡî·nō·wṯ Psalms 6:1
בִּנְגִינוֹתָֽי׃ 1x bin·ḡî·nō·w·ṯāy Habakkuk 3:19
בִּנְגִינֹ֑ת 1x bin·ḡî·nōṯ Psalms 76:1
וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹת 1x ū·nə·ḡî·nō·wṯ Psalms 69:12
וּנְגִנוֹתַ֧י 1x ū·nə·ḡi·nō·w·ṯay Isaiah 38:20
מִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃ 1x min·nə·ḡî·nā·ṯām Lamentations 5:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 7x Psalms 4:1, Psalms 6:1, Psalms 54:1, Psalms 55:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2x Job 30:9, Lamentations 3:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 38:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Psalms 69:12
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Psalms 61:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 77:6
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Lamentations 5:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, instrumental music ; by implication, a stringed instrument ; by extension, a poem set to music ; specifically, an epigram
Source Gloss
properly, instrumental music ; by implication, a stringed instrument ; by extension, a poem set to music ; specifically, an epigram
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram BDB: music Usage: stringed instrument, musick, Neginoth (plural), song.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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