Word Study · Strong's H1902 · Hebrew
הִגָּיוֹן
higgayon
hig-gaw-yone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: higgâyôwn
“a murmuring sound, i.e. a musical notation (probably similar to the modern affettuoso to indicate solemnity of movement)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a murmuring sound, i.e. a musical notation (probably similar to the modern affettuoso to indicate solemnity of movement); by implication, a machination
Rendered in the KJV as
device, Higgaion, meditation, solemn sound.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- הִגָּי֥וֹן1
- הִגָּי֣וֹן1
- וְהֶגְי֣וֹן1
- וְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔ם1
How it is rendered · 4
- a melody1
- and [the] meditation of1
- and muttering their1
- Higgaion1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
- HNtmsa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 9:16הִגָּי֥וֹןhigayonnoun · masculine singularThe LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selahhere: Higgaion
- Psalms 19:14וְהֶגְי֣וֹןvehegyonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.here: and [the] meditation of
- Psalms 92:3הִגָּי֣וֹןhigayonnoun · masculine singularwith the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.here: a melody