1 Samuel 19:9:121 Sam.19.9.W12TAB
מְנַגֵּ֥ן
menagen
“playing music”
- Transliteration
- me-na-GEN
- Extended
- meh-nah-GEEN
- IPA
- /mənaɣˈɣeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- playing music
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-na-GEN
- phraseyour reading level
me-na-GEN be-YAD
- clause
ve-da-VID me-na-GEN be-YAD
- sentence
va-te-HI RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A el-sha-UL ve-HU be-VE-to yo-SHEV va-kha-NI-to be-ya-DO ve-da-VID me-na-GEN be-YAD
Exegesis
The final clause uses veDavid {וְדָוִ֖ד | wə-dā-wîḏ} to introduce the Piel participle menagen {מְנַגֵּ֥ן | mə-nag-gēn} “playing” with beyad {בְּיָֽד | bə-yāḏ} as the instrumental. English employs past and progressive forms to reflect Hebrew perfects and participles while preserving clause order and aspect.
Root and etymology
נ־ג־ן
“to play (music)”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:9
Now an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul while he was seated in his house holding his spear, and David was playing the lyre.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 19:9, so the Hebrew word מְנַגֵּ֥ן (menagen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.19.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.9.W12.S1) and character.