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Hebrew wordlink #248210

OSHB Psa 33:3 נַגֵּן (naggēn) Strongs=5059 Lemma=‘נָגַן’
contextual word gloss=‘to_play’ word gloss=‘play’
Morphology=Vpc PoS=piel_verb Type=infinitive_construct

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Other uses (3) of identical word form נַגֵּן (Morphology=Vpc PoS=piel_verb Type=infinitive_construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘נַגֵּן’ (Morphology=Vpc PoS=piel_verb Type=infinitive_construct) is always and only glossed as ‘to_play’.

1 SAM 16:18 contextual word gloss=‘to_play’ word gloss=‘play’ OSHB 1 SAM 16:18 word 12

OET-LV: 18 And_he _answered one of_the _young_men and_he/it _said here I _have _seen a _son of_Yishay/(Jesse) the _Bēyt- lehemite who_knows to _play and_a _mighty_man_of strength and_a _man _of war and_one_discerning _of message and_a _man _of form and_YHWH with_him/it. (SA1_16:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then one of his servants spoke up, “Listen, I’ve noticed one of the sons of Yishay in Bethlehem who knows how to play. He’s also a very powerful warrior, as well as being good looking and wise in what he says. And Yahweh is with him.” (SA1 16:18)

ISA 23:16 contextual word gloss=‘to_play’ word gloss=‘make_~_melody’ OSHB ISA 23:16 word 8

OET-LV: 16 Take a _harp go _around the_city Oh _prostitute forgotten do _well to _play multiply song so _that you _may _be _remembered. (ISA_23:16)

OET-RV: 16 ◙
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EZE 33:32 contextual word gloss=‘to_play’ word gloss=‘plays_~_onan_instrument’ OSHB EZE 33:32 word 8

OET-LV: 32 And_there_you to/for_them are_like_a _song _of lustful _desires one_beautiful _of voice and_one _who_does _well to _play and_they _hear DOM words/messages _of_your and_are_doing not_they them. (EZE_33:32)

OET-RV: 32 Yes, you’re like a lovely song to them, a beautiful sound that’s played well on a stringed instrument, so they’ll listen to your words, but none of them will obey them. (EZE 33:32)