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Lexicon :: Strong's H1897 - hāḡâ

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הָגָה
Transliteration
hāḡâ
Pronunciation
haw-gaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [compare הָגִיג (H1901)]
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TWOT Reference: 467

Strong’s Definitions

הָגָה hâgâh, haw-gaw'; a primitive root (compare H1901); to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder:—imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, × sore, speak, study, talk, utter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H1897 in the following manner: meditate (6x), mourn (4x), speak (4x), imagine (2x), study (2x), mutter (2x), utter (2x), roaring (1x), sore (1x), talk (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H1897 in the following manner: meditate (6x), mourn (4x), speak (4x), imagine (2x), study (2x), mutter (2x), utter (2x), roaring (1x), sore (1x), talk (1x).

  1. to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak

    1. (Qal)

      1. to roar, growl, groan

      2. to utter, speak

      3. to meditate, devise, muse, imagine

    2. (Poal) to utter

    3. (Hiphil) to mutter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הָגָה hâgâh, haw-gaw'; a primitive root (compare H1901); to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder:—imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, × sore, speak, study, talk, utter.
STRONGS H1897: Abbreviations
† I. הָגָה verb moan, growl, utter, speak, muse (only poetry) (onomatopoetic; Late Hebrew הָגָה muse, speak, spell a word, so Aramaic הֲגָא; axgh muse, especially Ethpa.; Arabic هَجَا satirize, insult, scold, also spell (borrowed meaning)) —
Qal Perfect 2nd person masculine singular וְהָגִ֫יתָ consecutive Joshua 1:8; 1st person singular הָגִ֫יתִי Psalm 143:5, וְהָגִיתִי consecutive Psalm 77:13; Imperfect יֶהְגֶּה Job 27:4 + 8 times; 3rd person feminine singular תֶּהְגֶּה Psalm 35:28 + 2 times, אֶהְגֶּה Psalm 63:7; Isaiah 38:14, יֶהְגּוּ Psalm 2:1 + 2 times, 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 MT & explanation as Qal Infinitive passive
Hiph. Participle plural הַמְּצַפְצְפִים וְהַמַּהְגִּ֥ים Isaiah 8:19 those that make chirpings and mutterings, of necromancers and wizards.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

1:8; 1:8

Job

27:4; 27:4

Psalms

1:2; 2:1; 2:1; 35:28; 35:28; 37:30; 38:13; 63:7; 63:7; 71:24; 77:13; 77:13; 115:7; 143:5; 143:5

Proverbs

8:7; 15:28; 24:2

Isaiah

8:19; 16:7; 16:7; 31:4; 33:18; 38:14; 38:14; 59:3; 59:11; 59:11; 59:11; 59:13

Jeremiah

48:31

H1897

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1897 matches the Hebrew הָגָה (hāḡâ),
which occurs 25 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:8 - Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - my lips will not say anything wicked, and my tongue will not utter lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:2 - but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - Why do the nations conspire[fn] and the peoples plot in vain?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28 - My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:30 - The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 - Those who want to kill me set their traps, those who would harm me talk of my ruin; all day long they scheme and lie.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:6 - On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:12 - I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:7 - They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:5 - I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 - My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:28 - The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:2 - for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:19 - When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:7 - Therefore the Moabites wail, they wail together for Moab. Lament and grieve for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - This is what the LORD says to me: “As a lion growls, a great lion over its prey— and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against it, it is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor— so the LORD Almighty will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:18 - In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror: “Where is that chief officer? Where is the one who took the revenue? Where is the officer in charge of the towers?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - I cried like a swift or thrush, I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew weak as I looked to the heavens. I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - We all growl like bears; we moan mournfully like doves. We look for justice, but find none; for deliverance, but it is far away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - rebellion and treachery against the LORD, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:31 - Therefore I wail over Moab, for all Moab I cry out, I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.
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