Nᵉgîynâh — H5058

Definition

feminine noun

properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram

1. music, song, taunt song
1. music (of stringed instrument)
2. song
1. taunting or mocking song

Usually translated as

Neginoth, song, stringed instrument, musick

Origin

or nᵉgîynath; (Psalm 61:title), from H5059

• Derived from Nâgan (H5059)

Greek equivalents

• kithára (G2788)
• hýmnos (G5215)
• ōidḗ (G5603)

Occurrences

Nᵉgîynâh occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1), Psalms (2), Isaiah (1), Lamentations (2), Habakkuk (1)

• Job 30:9 — And now am I their song (נְגִינָתָ֣ם), yea, I am their byword.
• Psalms 69:12 — They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song (וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹת) of the drunkards.
• Psalms 77:6 — I call to remembrance my song (נְגִינָתִ֗י) in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
• Isaiah 38:20 — The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments (וּנְגִנוֹתַ֧י) all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
• Lamentations 3:14 — I was a derision to all my people; and their song (נְגִינָתָ֖ם) all the day.
• Lamentations 5:14 — The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from (מִנְּגִינָתָֽם) 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 instruments (בִּנְגִינוֹתָֽי).