הָגָהhâgâh
moan, growl, utter, speak, muse
Pronunciation: daw-gaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1897
Meanings
Qal: Perf. (Joshua 1:8; Psalms 143:5; Psalms 77:13)
1. of inarticulate sounds
a. growl (Isaiah 31:4)
b. groan, moan (Isaiah 38:14; Isaiah 59:11; Isaiah 16:7)
2. utter (Psalms 38:13; Job 27:4; Psalms 35:28)
3.
a. (soliloquize) meditate, muse (Joshua 1:8; Psalms 1:2; Psalms 63:7)
b. imagine, devise (Psalms 2:1; Proverbs 24:2; Proverbs 15:28)
Po.: a conceiving and an uttering, out of the heart, lying words (Isaiah 59:13)
Hiph`il: those that make chirpings and mutterings, of necromancers and wizards (Isaiah 8:19)
Same root
- הָגִיגhâgîyg · H1901properly, a murmur, i.e. complaint
- הֶגֶהhegeh · H1899a muttering (in sighing, thought, or as thunder)
- הָגוּתhâgûwth · H1900musing
- הִגָּיוֹןhiggâyôwn · H1902a murmuring sound, i.e. a musical notation (probably similar to the modern affettuoso to indicate solemnity of movement); by implication, a machination
Where it appears
Appears 25 times in the Bible.
- Joshua 1:8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.
- Job 27:4 my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies.
- Psalms 1:2 But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.
- Psalms 2:1 Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
- Psalms 35:28 Then I will proclaim your justice, and I will praise you all day long.
- Psalms 37:30 The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).