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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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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 BoxJos 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:8 - And the book of this law shall not depart out of thy mouth, and thou shalt meditate in it day and night, that thou mayest know how to do all the things that are written in it; then shalt thou prosper, and make thy ways prosperous, and then shalt thou be wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:2 - But his [fn]pleasure is in the law of the Lord; and in his law will he meditate day and night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - [fn] Wherefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28 - (LXX 34:28) And my tongue shall meditate on thy righteousness, and on thy praise all the day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:30 - (LXX 36:30) The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 - (LXX 37:13) While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:6 - (LXX 62:7) [fn]Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: in the early seasons I have meditated on thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - (LXX 70:24) Moreover also my tongue shall [fn]dwell all the day upon thy righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:12 - (LXX 76:13) And I will meditate on all thy works, and will consider thy doings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:7 - (LXX 113:15) they have hands, but they cannot handle; they have feet, but they cannot walk: they cannot speak through their throat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:5 - (LXX 142:5) I remembered the days of old; and I meditated on all thy doings: yea, I meditated on the works of thine hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 - For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:28 - The hearts of the righteous meditate faithfulness; but the mouth of the ungodly answers evil things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:2 - For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:19 - And if they should say to you, Seek [fn]those who have in them a divining spirit, and them that speak out of the earth, them that speak vain words, who speak out of their belly: shall not a nation diligently seek to their God? why do they seek to the dead concerning the living?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:7 - Moab shall howl; for all shall howl in the land of Moab: but thou shalt care for them that dwell in Seth, and thou shalt not be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - For thus said the Lord to me, As a lion would roar, or a lion's whelp over prey which he has taken, and cry over it, until the mountains are filled with his voice, and the animals are awe-struck and tremble at the fierceness of his wrath: so the Lord of hosts shall descend to fight upon the mount Sion, even upon her mountains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:18 - Your soul shall meditate terror. Where are the scribes? where are the counsellors, where is he that numbers them that are growing up,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - As a swallow, so will I cry, and as a dove, so do I mourn: for mine eyes have failed with looking to the height of heaven to the Lord, who has delivered me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with sins; your lips also have spoken iniquity, and your tongue meditates unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - They shall proceed together as a bear and as a dove: we have waited for judgment, and there is no salvation, it is gone far from us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - We have sinned, and dealt falsely, and revolted from our God: we have spoken unrighteous words, and have been disobedient; we have conceived and uttered from our heart unrighteous words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:31 - (LXX 31:31) Therefore howl ye for Moab on all sides; cry out against the shorn men in a gloomy place. I will weep for thee,
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