Neginoth
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew נְגִינוֹת (nəḡīnōṯ), plural of נְגִינָה (nəḡīnā, “playing of music on a stringed instrument”).
Noun
[edit]Neginoth pl (plural only)
- (Jewish music) A direction for the musical accompaniment of a psalm that has been interpreted as "stringed instruments".
- To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. (Psalms 4:1, WBS)
- To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us. Selah (Psalms 67:1, WBS)
- More Psalms with Neginoth: 6, 54, 55, 61, 76.