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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.
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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 Box Jos 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:8 - the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:2 - But -- in the law of Jehovah is his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28 - And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:30 - The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 - And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:6 - If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:12 - And I have meditated on all Thy working, And I talk concerning Thy doings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:7 - Their hands, but they handle not, Their feet, and they walk not;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:5 - I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 - For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips is wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:28 - The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:2 - For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:19 - And when they say unto you, 'Seek unto those having familiar spirits, And unto wizards, who chatter and mutter, Doth not a people seek unto its God? -- For the living unto the dead!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:7 - Therefore howl doth Moab for Moab, all of it doth howl, For the grape-cakes of Kir-Hareseth it meditateth, Surely they are smitten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - For thus said Jehovah unto me: 'As growl doth the lion and the young lion over his prey, Called against whom is a multitude of shepherds, From their voice he is not affrighted, And from their noise he is not humbled; So come down doth Jehovah of Hosts To war on mount Zion, and on her height.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:18 - Thy heart doth meditate terror, Where is he who is counting? Where is he who is weighing? Where is he who is counting the towers?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - As a crane -- a swallow -- so I chatter, I mourn as a dove, Drawn up have been mine eyes on high, O Jehovah, oppression is on me, be my surety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - For your hands have been polluted with blood, And your fingers with iniquity, Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue perverseness doth mutter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - We make a noise as bears -- all of us, And as doves we coo sorely; We wait for judgment, and there is none, For salvation -- it hath been far from us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - Transgressing, and lying against Jehovah, And removing from after our God, Speaking oppression and apostacy, Conceiving and uttering from the heart Words of falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:31 - Therefore for Moab I howl, even for Moab -- all of it, I cry for men of Kir-Heres, it doth mourn,
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