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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 - non recedat volumen legis huius de ore tuo sed meditaberis in eo diebus ac noctibus ut custodias et facias omnia quae scripta sunt in eo tunc diriges viam tuam et intelleges eam

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - non loquentur labia mea iniquitatem nec lingua mea meditabitur mendacium

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:2 - sed in lege Domini voluntas eius et in lege eius meditabitur die ac nocte

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - quare turbabuntur gentes et tribus meditabuntur inania

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28 - [Vulgate 34:28] et lingua mea meditabitur iustitiam tuam tota die laudem tuam

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:30 - [Vulgate 36:30] fe os iusti meditabitur sapientiam et lingua eius loquetur iudicium

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 - [Vulgate 37:13] et inruebant quaerentes animam meam et investigantes mala mihi loquebantur insidias et dolos tota die meditabantur

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:6 - [Vulgate 62:7] recordans tui in cubili meo per singulas vigilias meditabor tibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - [Vulgate 70:24] insuper et lingua mea tota die meditabitur iustitiam tuam quia confusi sunt et dehonestati quaerentes malum mihi

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:12 - [Vulgate 76:13] et meditabor in omni opere tuo et adinventiones tuas loquar

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:7 - [Vulgate 113:15] manus habent et non palpabunt pedes habent et non ambulabunt nec sonabunt in gutture suo

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:5 - [Vulgate 142:5] recordabar dierum antiquorum meditabar omnia opera tua facta manuum tuarum loquebar

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 - veritatem meditabitur guttur meum et labia mea detestabuntur impium

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:28 - mens iusti meditatur oboedientiam os impiorum redundat malis

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:2 - quia rapinas meditatur mens eorum et fraudes labia eorum loquuntur

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:19 - et cum dixerint ad vos quaerite a pythonibus et a divinis qui stridunt in incantationibus suis numquid non populus a Deo suo requirit pro vivis a mortuis

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:7 - idcirco ululabit Moab ad Moab universus ululabit his qui laetantur super muro cocti lateris loquimini plagas suas

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - quia haec dicit Dominus ad me quomodo si rugiat leo et catulus leonis super praedam suam cum occurrerit ei multitudo pastorum a voce eorum non formidabit et a multitudine eorum non pavebit sic descendet Dominus exercituum ut proelietur super montem Sion et super collem eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:18 - cor tuum meditabitur timorem ubi est litteratus ubi legis verba ponderans ubi doctor parvulorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - sicut pullus hirundinis sic clamabo meditabor ut columba adtenuati sunt oculi mei suspicientes in excelsum Domine vim patior sponde pro me

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - manus enim vestrae pollutae sunt sanguine et digiti vestri iniquitate labia vestra locuta sunt mendacium et lingua vestra iniquitatem fatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - rugiemus quasi ursi omnes et quasi columbae meditantes gememus expectavimus iudicium et non est salutem et elongata est a nobis

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - peccare et mentiri contra Dominum et aversi sumus ne iremus post tergum Dei nostri ut loqueremur calumniam et transgressionem concepimus et locuti sumus de corde verba mendacii

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:31 - ideo super Moab heiulabo et ad Moab universam clamabo ad viros muri fictilis lamentantes
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