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Strong's Lexicon hagah: To meditate, to murmur, to ponder, to speak, to utter Original Word: הָגָה Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hagah Pronunciation: hah-GAH Phonetic Spelling: (daw-gaw') Definition: To meditate, to murmur, to ponder, to speak, to utter Meaning: to murmur, to ponder Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3191 (μελετάω, meletao): To care for, attend to carefully, practice, meditate - G3056 (λόγος, logos): Word, speech, principle, thought Usage: The Hebrew verb "hagah" primarily means to meditate or to ponder deeply. It conveys the idea of a thoughtful, reflective consideration, often accompanied by a low sound or murmur, as one might do when speaking softly to oneself. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, "hagah" is frequently used to describe the act of meditating on God's law, His works, or His words, suggesting a deep, internalized engagement with divine truths. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, meditation was not a silent, passive activity but an active engagement with the text or subject matter. The practice of "hagah" involved vocalizing or murmuring the words of Scripture, allowing them to resonate within the heart and mind. This method of meditation was integral to the spiritual life of the Israelites, as it facilitated memorization, understanding, and internalization of God's commandments and teachings. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to moan, growl, utter, speak, muse NASB Translation declare (1), devise (2), devising (1), growls (1), make a sound (1), meditate (5), meditates (1), moan (3), moan sadly (1), mutter (2), mutters (1), ponders (1), utter (2), uttering (1), utters (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. הָגָה verb moan, growl, utter, speak, muse (only poetry) (onomatopoetic; Late Hebrew הָגָה muse, speak, spell a word, so Aramaic הֲגָא; muse, especially Ethpa`al; Arabic satirize, insult, scold, also spell (borrowed meaning)) — Qal Perf.2masculine singular וְהָגִ֫יתָ consecutive Joshua 1:8; 1singular הָגִ֫יתִי Psalm 143:5, וְהָגִיתִי consecutive Psalm 77:13; Imperfect יֶהְגֶּה Job 27:4 8t.; 3 feminine singular תֶּהְגֶּה Psalm 35:28 2t., אֶהְגֶּה Psalm 63:7; Isaiah 38:14, יֶהְגּוּ Psalm 2:1 + 2t., תֶּהְגּוּ Isaiah 16:7; נֶהְגֶּה֑ Isaiah 59:11; Infinitive absolute הָגוֺ Isaiah 59:11; — 1 of inarticulate sounds: a. growl, of lion growling over prey, followed by על Isaiah 31:4. b. groan, moan, in distress (like dove), absolute, Isaiah 38:14; Isaiah 59:11 (הָגוֺ נֶהְגֶּה); sigh for (לְ) in sorrow, mourning, moan for Isaiah 16:7 ("" יְיֵלִיל לְ), so also Jeremiah 48:31. 2 utter, followed by accusative of thing, Psalm 38:13; subject לָשׁוֺן Job 27:4 ("" דִּבֶּר) Psalm 35:28; Psalm 71:24; Isaiah 59:3; subject מֶּה Psalm 37:30; Proverbs 8:7 — compare also below Po. below; speak (absolute) Psalm 115:7 (בְּ instrumental) 3. a. (soliloquize) meditate, muse, with בְּ of thing, Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:2; Psalm 63:7; Psalm 77:13; Psalm 143:5; with accusative Isaiah 33:18, subject לֵב. b. imagine, devise, with accusative Psalm 2:1; Proverbs 24:2 (subject לֵב); with Infinitive Proverbs 15:28 (subject id.) Po. Infinitive absolute only הֹרוֺ וְהֹגוֺ מִלֵּב דִּבְרֵישֶֿׁקֶר Isaiah 59:13 a conceiving and an uttering, out of the heart, lying words ("" דַּבֵּר עשֶׁק וְסָרָה); — on form compare Köi. 555; but read rather הָרוֺ וְהָגוֺ Qal Infinitive absolute compare Di; BaNB 77 retains ᵑ0 & explanation as Qal Infinitive passive Hiph`il Participle plural הַמְּצַפְצְפִים וְהַמַּהְגִּ֥ים Isaiah 8:19 those that make chirpings and mutterings, of necromancers and wizards. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, sore, speak, study, A primitive root (compare hagiyg); to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder -- imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, X sore, speak, study, talk, utter. see HEBREW hagiyg Forms and Transliterations אֶהְגֶּ֖ה אֶהְגֶּה־ אהגה אהגה־ הָגִ֥יתִי הָגֹ֣ה הגה הגיתי וְהַמַּהְגִּ֑ים וְהָגִ֤יתָ וְהָגִ֥יתִי וְהֹג֛וֹ והגו והגית והגיתי והמהגים יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּ יֶהְגֶּ֗ה יֶהְגֶּ֣ה יֶהְגֶּ֥ה יֶהְגֶּֽה׃ יֶהְגֶּה֩ יֶהְגּֽוּ׃ יֶהְגּוּ־ יהגה יהגה׃ יהגו יהגו־ יהגו׃ נֶהְגֶּ֑ה נהגה תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה תֶּהְגּ֖וּ תֶהְגֶּֽה׃ תהגה תהגה׃ תהגו ’eh·geh ’eh·geh- ’ehgeh ’ehgeh- ehgeh hā·ḡî·ṯî hā·ḡōh haGiti hāḡîṯî haGoh hāḡōh neh·geh nehgeh teh·geh ṯeh·geh teh·gū tehgeh ṯehgeh tehGu tehgū vehaGita vehaGiti vehammahGim vehoGo wə·hā·ḡî·ṯā wə·hā·ḡî·ṯî wə·ham·mah·gîm wə·hō·ḡōw wəhāḡîṯā wəhāḡîṯî wəhammahgîm wəhōḡōw yeh·geh yeh·gū yeh·gū- yehgeh yehgu yehgū yehgū- Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Joshua 1:8 HEB: הַזֶּ֜ה מִפִּ֗יךָ וְהָגִ֤יתָ בּוֹ֙ יוֹמָ֣ם NAS: from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day KJV: out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day INT: This your mouth shall meditate day and night Job 27:4 HEB: וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗י אִם־ יֶהְגֶּ֥ה רְמִיָּֽה׃ NAS: Nor will my tongue mutter deceit. KJV: nor my tongue utter deceit. INT: will my tongue Nor mutter deceit Psalm 1:2 HEB: חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹ יֶהְגֶּ֗ה יוֹמָ֥ם וָלָֽיְלָה׃ NAS: And in His law he meditates day KJV: and in his law doth he meditate day INT: his delight his law meditates day and night Psalm 2:1 HEB: גוֹיִ֑ם וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים יֶהְגּוּ־ רִֽיק׃ NAS: And the peoples devising a vain thing? KJV: and the people imagine a vain thing? INT: are the nations and the peoples devising A vain Psalm 35:28 HEB: וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקֶ֑ךָ כָּל־ NAS: And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness KJV: And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness INT: and my tongue shall declare your righteousness all Psalm 37:30 HEB: פִּֽי־ צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ NAS: of the righteous utters wisdom, KJV: of the righteous speaketh wisdom, INT: the mouth of the righteous utters wisdom and his tongue Psalm 38:12 HEB: כָּל־ הַיּ֥וֹם יֶהְגּֽוּ׃ NAS: destruction, And they devise treachery KJV: mischievous things, and imagine deceits INT: all day devise Psalm 63:6 HEB: יְצוּעָ֑י בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת אֶהְגֶּה־ בָּֽךְ׃ NAS: You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches, KJV: thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches. INT: my bed watches meditate Psalm 71:24 HEB: כָּל־ הַ֭יּוֹם תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ כִּי־ NAS: also will utter Your righteousness KJV: My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness INT: all day will utter your righteousness for Psalm 77:12 HEB: וְהָגִ֥יתִי בְכָל־ פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָ NAS: I will meditate on all Your work KJV: I will meditate also of all thy work, INT: will meditate all your work Psalm 115:7 HEB: יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ לֹֽא־ יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּ בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃ NAS: They cannot make a sound with their throat. KJV: have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. INT: walk cannot make their throat Psalm 143:5 HEB: יָמִ֨ים ׀ מִקֶּ֗דֶם הָגִ֥יתִי בְכָל־ פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָ NAS: of old; I meditate on all KJV: of old; I meditate on all thy works; INT: the days of old meditate all your doings Proverbs 8:7 HEB: כִּֽי־ אֱ֭מֶת יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חִכִּ֑י וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת NAS: For my mouth will utter truth; KJV: For my mouth shall speak truth; INT: for truth will utter my mouth is an abomination Proverbs 15:28 HEB: לֵ֣ב צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה לַעֲנ֑וֹת וּפִ֥י NAS: of the righteous ponders how to answer, KJV: of the righteous studieth to answer: INT: the heart of the righteous ponders to answer the mouth Proverbs 24:2 HEB: כִּי־ שֹׁ֭ד יֶהְגֶּ֣ה לִבָּ֑ם וְ֝עָמָ֗ל NAS: For their minds devise violence, KJV: For their heart studieth destruction, INT: for violence devise their minds of trouble Isaiah 8:19 HEB: הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים הַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖ים וְהַמַּהְגִּ֑ים הֲלוֹא־ עַם֙ NAS: who whisper and mutter, should not a people KJV: that peep, and that mutter: should not a people INT: the spiritists whisper and mutter should not A people Isaiah 16:7 HEB: קִיר־ חֲרֶ֛שֶׂת תֶּהְגּ֖וּ אַךְ־ נְכָאִֽים׃ NAS: will wail. You will moan for the raisin cakes KJV: of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] stricken. INT: the foundations of Kir-hareseth will moan are utterly who Isaiah 31:4 HEB: אֵלַ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶהְגֶּה֩ הָאַרְיֵ֨ה וְהַכְּפִ֜יר NAS: or the young lion growls over KJV: and the young lion roaring on his prey, INT: about which growls as the lion the young Isaiah 33:18 HEB: לִבְּךָ֖ יֶהְגֶּ֣ה אֵימָ֑ה אַיֵּ֤ה NAS: Your heart will meditate on terror: KJV: Thine heart shall meditate terror. INT: your heart will meditate terror Where Isaiah 38:14 HEB: כֵּ֣ן אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף אֶהְגֶּ֖ה כַּיּוֹנָ֑ה דַּלּ֤וּ NAS: I twitter; I moan like a dove; KJV: so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: INT: so twitter moan A dove look Isaiah 59:3 HEB: לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם עַוְלָ֥ה תֶהְגֶּֽה׃ NAS: Your tongue mutters wickedness. KJV: your tongue hath muttered perverseness. INT: your tongue perverseness mutters Isaiah 59:11 HEB: כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים הָגֹ֣ה נֶהְגֶּ֑ה נְקַוֶּ֤ה NAS: like bears, And moan sadly KJV: all like bears, and mourn sore INT: All doves and moan sadly hope Isaiah 59:11 HEB: וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים הָגֹ֣ה נֶהְגֶּ֑ה נְקַוֶּ֤ה לַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ NAS: And moan sadly like doves; KJV: and mourn sore like doves: INT: doves and moan sadly hope justice Isaiah 59:13 HEB: וְסָרָ֔ה הֹר֧וֹ וְהֹג֛וֹ מִלֵּ֖ב דִּבְרֵי־ NAS: Conceiving [in] and uttering from the heart KJV: conceiving and uttering from the heart INT: and revolt Conceiving and uttering the heart words Jeremiah 48:31 HEB: קִֽיר־ חֶ֖רֶשׂ יֶהְגֶּֽה׃ NAS: will I cry out; I will moan for the men KJV: for all Moab; [mine heart] shall mourn for the men INT: the men of Kir-heres will moan 25 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1897 25 Occurrences ’eh·geh- — 2 Occ. hā·ḡî·ṯî — 1 Occ. hā·ḡōh — 1 Occ. neh·geh — 1 Occ. teh·geh — 3 Occ. teh·gū — 1 Occ. wə·hā·ḡî·ṯā — 1 Occ. wə·hā·ḡî·ṯî — 1 Occ. wə·ham·mah·gîm — 1 Occ. wə·hō·ḡōw — 1 Occ. yeh·geh — 9 Occ. yeh·gū- — 3 Occ.