נָגַןnâgan

Meanings

Same root

• אַגָּןʼaggân · H101a bowl (as pounded out hollow)
• גַּתgath · H1660a wine-press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them)
• מַנְגִּינָהmangîynâh · H4485a satire
• נְגִינָהnᵉgîynâh · H5058properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

• 1 Samuel 16:16 Let us find a good musician to play the harp whenever the tormenting spirit troubles you. He will play soothing music, and you will soon be well again.”
• 1 Samuel 16:17 “All right,” Saul said. “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him here.”
• 1 Samuel 16:18 One of the servants said to Saul, “One of Jesse’s sons from Bethlehem is a talented harp player. Not only that—he is a brave warrior, a man of war, and has good judgment. He is also a fine-looking young man, and the Lord is with him.”
• 1 Samuel 16:23 And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away.
• 1 Samuel 18:10 The very next day a tormenting spirit from God overwhelmed Saul, and he began to rave in his house like a madman. David was playing the harp, as he did each day. But Saul had a spear in his hand,
• 1 Samuel 19:9 But one day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the Lord suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp,