# נָגַן (nagan)

Israeli respelling: na-gan. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5059. 12 Old Testament occurrences.

properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music

King James renderings: player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/nagan-h5059

## Occurrences

- [1 Samuel 16:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/16) — Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to p…
- [1 Samuel 16:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/17) — And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
- [1 Samuel 16:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/18) — Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty…
- [1 Samuel 16:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/23) — And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed,…
- [1 Samuel 18:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/18/10) — And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David pla…
- [1 Samuel 19:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/19/9) — And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.
- [2 Kings 3:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/3/15) — But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
- [Psalms 33:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/33/3) — Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
- [Psalms 68:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/68/25) — The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
- [Isaiah 23:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/23/16) — Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
- [Isaiah 38:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/38/20) — The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LOR…
- [Ezekiel 33:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/33/32) — And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy…