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1 Samuel 16:23

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Masoretic Text 1524

H1961 And it came to pass והיה

H1961 when בהיות

H7307 spirit רוח

H430 God אלהים

H413 was upon אל

H7586 Saul שׁאול

H3947 took ולקח

H1732 that David דוד

H853 את

H3658 an harp הכנור

H5059 and played ונגן

H3027 with his hand בידו

H7304 was refreshed ורוח

H7586 so Saul לשׁאול

H2895 and was well וטוב

H5493 departed לו וסרה

H5921 מעליו

H7307 spirit רוח

H7451 the evil הרעה׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

came

H1961 pass

H1961 when

the

H7451 evil

H7307 spirit

H4480 from

H430 God

was

H413 upon

H7586 Saul

that

H1732 David

H3947 took

H3658 harp

and

H5059 played

with

his

H3027 hand

H7586 Saul

was

H7304 refreshed

and

was

H2895 well

and

the

H7451 evil

H7307 spirit

H5493 departed

H4480 from

him

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H5059

Hebrew: נָגַן

Transliteration: nâgan

Pronunciation: naw-gan'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: player on {instruments} sing to the stringed {instruments} {melody} {ministrel} play (-er. -ing).

Definition:

prop to {thrum} that {is} beat a tune with the fingers; especially to play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally) to make music

1. to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument

a. (Qal)

1. player (participle)

b. (Piel)

1. to play 1b

c. player, minstrel (participle)

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906