Strong's Hebrew #2287 - חָגַג chagag (to make a pilgrimage)

celebrate, dance, keep, hold a solemn feast holiday, reel to and fro

A primitive root (compare chagra', chuwg); properly, to move in a circle, i.e. (specifically) to march in a sacred procession, to observe a festival; by implication, to be giddy -- celebrate, dance, (keep, hold) a (solemn) feast (holiday), reel to and fro.

see HEBREW chagra'

see HEBREW chuwg

1) to hold a feast, hold a festival, make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast, celebrate, dance, stagger
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep a pilgrim-feast
1a2) to reel
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root [compare H2283, H2328]
Same Word by TWOT Number: 602

[חָגַג] verb make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast (Arabic betake oneself to or towards an object of reverence; make a pilgrimage to Mecaa; Sabean חגג make pilgrimage SabDenkm^{86. compare 85}; Syriac celebrate a feast. In Palmyrene חגגו is proper name Vog^{No. 61}; compare also Phoenician proper name חגי, חגת); —

Qal Perfect2masculine plural חַגֹּתֶם Exodus 12:14 2t.; Imperfect2masculine singular תָּחֹג Exodus 23:14; Deuteronomy 16:15; 3masculine plural יָח֫וֺגּוּ Psalm 107:27 (Bö^{§ 1118} (2)); וְיָחֹ֫גּוּ Exodus 5:1; 2masculine plural תָּחֹ֫גּוּ Leviticus 23:39,41; suffix תְּחָגֻּ֫הוּ Exodus 12:14; Imperative feminine חָגִּי Nahum 2:1; Infinitive construct חֹג Zechariah 14:18 + 2t., Participle חוֺגֵג Psalm 42:5; plural חֹגְַגִים 1 Samuel 30:16; —

1 keep a pilgrim-feast, absolute Exodus 5:1 (JE) of one proposed by Moses; שׁלשׁ רגלים תחג לי three times shalt thou make pilgrimage unto me (in the year) Exodus 23:14 (covt. code); of pilgrim-feasts in General Nahum 2:1, the Passover Exodus 12:14 (P); elsewhere feast of Booths; all celebrated in part by sacred processions and dances; המון חוגג Psalm 42:5 multitude keeping festival (led by the Psalmist in procession); חגג חג Leviticus 23:39 (H), Numbers 29:12 (P), Nahum 2:1; Zechariah 14:16,18,19; חגג אתו חג Exodus 12:14 (P), Leviticus 23:41 (H); אתוֺ Leviticus 23:41 (H); suffix Exodus 12:14 (P).

2 behave as at a חָג 1 Samuel 30:16 (of the Amalekites when surprised by David i.e. enjoying themselves merrily, Dr; others, circling in the sacred dance).

3 reel, in giddiness on the sea Psalm 107:27 (compare חָגָּא Isaiah 19:17); this either points to an earlier meaning of v; or better, the Psalm being late, means reel as from festival excesses ("" וְיָנוּעוּ כַשִּׁכּוֺר).

Strong's Hebrew: 2287. חָגַג (chagag) — 16 Occurrences

Exodus 5:1
HEB: אֶת־ עַמִּ֔י וְיָחֹ֥גּוּ לִ֖י בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
NAS: go that they may celebrate a feast to Me in the wilderness.'
KJV: go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
INT: Let my people may celebrate the wilderness

Exodus 12:14
HEB: לָכֶם֙ לְזִכָּר֔וֹן וְחַגֹּתֶ֥ם אֹת֖וֹ חַ֣ג
NAS: will be a memorial to you, and you shall celebrate it [as] a feast
KJV: shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast
INT: now this memorial shall celebrate it a feast to the LORD

Exodus 12:14
HEB: חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם תְּחָגֻּֽהוּ׃
NAS: throughout your generations you are to celebrate it [as] a permanent
KJV: throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance
INT: ordinance it a permanent celebrate

Exodus 23:14
HEB: שָׁלֹ֣שׁ רְגָלִ֔ים תָּחֹ֥ג לִ֖י בַּשָּׁנָֽה׃
NAS: a year you shall celebrate a feast to Me.
KJV: times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
INT: Three times shall celebrate A year

Leviticus 23:39
HEB: תְּבוּאַ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ תָּחֹ֥גּוּ אֶת־ חַג־
NAS: of the land, you shall celebrate the feast
KJV: of the land, ye shall keep a feast
INT: the crops of the land shall celebrate the feast of the LORD

Leviticus 23:41
HEB: וְחַגֹּתֶ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ חַ֣ג
NAS: You shall thus celebrate it [as] a feast
KJV: And ye shall keep it a feast
INT: celebrate it a feast to the LORD

Leviticus 23:41
HEB: בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י תָּחֹ֥גּוּ אֹתֽוֹ׃
NAS: throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh
KJV: in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh
INT: month the seventh shall celebrate

Numbers 29:12
HEB: לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ וְחַגֹּתֶ֥ם חַ֛ג לַיהוָ֖ה
NAS: work, and you shall observe a feast
KJV: work, and ye shall keep a feast
INT: not shall do shall observe A feast God

Deuteronomy 16:15
HEB: שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים תָּחֹג֙ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
NAS: days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD
KJV: days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD
INT: Seven days shall celebrate to the LORD your God

1 Samuel 30:16
HEB: אֹכְלִ֤ים וְשֹׁתִים֙ וְחֹ֣גְגִ֔ים בְּכֹל֙ הַשָּׁלָ֣ל
NAS: and drinking and dancing because of all
KJV: and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great
INT: eating and drinking and dancing of all spoil

Psalm 42:4
HEB: וְתוֹדָ֗ה הָמ֥וֹן חוֹגֵֽג׃
NAS: a multitude keeping festival.
KJV: with a multitude that kept holyday.
INT: and thanksgiving A multitude keeping

Psalm 107:27
HEB: יָח֣וֹגּוּ וְ֭יָנוּעוּ כַּשִּׁכּ֑וֹר
NAS: They reeled and staggered
KJV: They reel to and fro, and stagger
INT: reeled and staggered A drunken

Nahum 1:15
HEB: מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ שָׁל֔וֹם חָגִּ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה חַגַּ֖יִךְ
NAS: peace! Celebrate your feasts,
KJV: O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts,
INT: announces peace Celebrate Judah your feasts

Zechariah 14:16
HEB: יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְלָחֹ֖ג אֶת־ חַ֥ג
NAS: of hosts, and to celebrate the Feast
KJV: of hosts, and to keep the feast
INT: the LORD of hosts celebrate the Feast of Booths

Zechariah 14:18
HEB: לֹ֣א יַֽעֲל֔וּ לָחֹ֖ג אֶת־ חַ֥ג
NAS: do not go up to celebrate the Feast
KJV: that come not up to keep the feast
INT: no go to celebrate the Feast of Booths

Zechariah 14:19
HEB: לֹ֣א יַֽעֲל֔וּ לָחֹ֖ג אֶת־ חַ֥ג
NAS: do not go up to celebrate the Feast
KJV: that come not up to keep the feast
INT: not go to celebrate the Feast of Booths