Strong's Hebrew #5059 - נָגַן nagan (to touch or play a stringed instrument)

player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, player,

A primitive root; properly, to thrum, i.e. Beat a tune with the fingers; expec. To play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music -- player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).

1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument
1a) (Qal)
1a1) player (participle)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to play
1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1292.1

[נָגַּן] verb touch (strings), play a stringed instrument (Late Hebrew Pi`el; Aramaic נְגַן Pa`el); —

Qal Participle נֹגְנִים Psalm 68:26 players ("" שָׁרִים, עֲלָמוֺת תּוֺפֵפוֺת).

Pi`el Perfect וְנִגֵּן 1 Samuel 16:16 (consecutive), 1 Samuel 16:23; Imperfect1plural נְנַגֵּן Isaiah 38:20; Infinitive construct נַגֵּן 1 Samuel 16:17 5t.; Participle מְנַגֵּן 1 Samuel 16:16 4t.; — play בַּכִנּוֺר 1 Samuel 16:16; בְּיָדוֺ 1 Samuel 16:16; 1 Samuel 16:23 (כִּנּוֺר in context), 1 Samuel 18:10; 1 Samuel 19:9; with accusative of cognate meaning Isaiah 38:20; in simile מֵטִב נַגֵּן Ezekiel 33:32 ("" שִׁיר עֲגָבִים יְפֵהקֿוֺל); אִישׁ ׳מֵיטִיב לְנ 1 Samuel 16:17, compare Psalm 33:3; Isaiah 23:16 (both "" שִׁיר), ׳יָדַע נ 1 Samuel 16:18; also 2 Kings 3:15; Participle = player, minstrel (compare Qal) 2 Kings 3:15 (twice in verse); compare also אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ מְנַגֵּן בַכִנּוֺר 1 Samuel 16:16 (Ges^{§ 120b}).

Strong's Hebrew: 5059. נָגַן (nagan) — 15 Occurrences

1 Samuel 16:16
HEB: אִ֕ישׁ יֹדֵ֖עַ מְנַגֵּ֣ן בַּכִּנּ֑וֹר וְהָיָ֗ה
NAS: who is a skillful player on the harp;
KJV: [who is] a cunning player on an harp:
INT: A man skillful player the harp shall come

1 Samuel 16:16
HEB: אֱלֹהִים֙ רָעָ֔ה וְנִגֵּ֥ן בְּיָד֖וֹ וְט֥וֹב
NAS: from God is on you, that he shall play [the harp] with his hand,
KJV: from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand,
INT: God the evil shall play his hand will be well

1 Samuel 16:17
HEB: אִ֚ישׁ מֵיטִ֣יב לְנַגֵּ֔ן וַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖ם אֵלָֽי׃
NAS: a man who can play well
KJV: me now a man that can play well,
INT: A man well play and bring then

1 Samuel 16:18
HEB: הַלַּחְמִי֒ יֹדֵ֣עַ נַ֠גֵּן וְגִבּ֨וֹר חַ֜יִל
NAS: who is a skillful musician, a mighty man
KJV: [that is] cunning in playing, and a mighty
INT: the Bethlehemite skillful musician A mighty of valor

1 Samuel 16:23
HEB: אֶת־ הַכִּנּ֖וֹר וְנִגֵּ֣ן בְּיָד֑וֹ וְרָוַ֤ח
NAS: the harp and play [it] with his hand;
KJV: an harp, and played with his hand:
INT: David the harp and play his hand would be refreshed

1 Samuel 18:10
HEB: הַבַּ֔יִת וְדָוִ֛ד מְנַגֵּ֥ן בְּיָד֖וֹ כְּי֣וֹם ׀
NAS: while David was playing [the harp] with his hand,
KJV: and David played with his hand,
INT: of the house David was playing his hand usual

1 Samuel 19:9
HEB: בְּיָד֑וֹ וְדָוִ֖ד מְנַגֵּ֥ן בְּיָֽד׃
NAS: and David was playing [the harp] with [his] hand.
KJV: and David played with [his] hand.
INT: his hand and David was playing with hand

2 Kings 3:15
HEB: קְחוּ־ לִ֣י מְנַגֵּ֑ן וְהָיָה֙ כְּנַגֵּ֣ן
NAS: bring me a minstrel. And it came
KJV: But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel
INT: now bring A minstrel came the minstrel

2 Kings 3:15
HEB: מְנַגֵּ֑ן וְהָיָה֙ כְּנַגֵּ֣ן הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ן וַתְּהִ֥י
NAS: And it came about, when the minstrel played,
KJV: me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played,
INT: A minstrel came the minstrel played came

2 Kings 3:15
HEB: וְהָיָה֙ כְּנַגֵּ֣ן הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ן וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֖יו
NAS: about, when the minstrel played, that the hand
KJV: And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand
INT: came the minstrel played came that

Psalm 33:3
HEB: חָדָ֑שׁ הֵיטִ֥יבוּ נַ֝גֵּ֗ן בִּתְרוּעָֽה׃
NAS: song; Play skillfully
KJV: song; play skilfully
INT: A new skillfully Play A shout

Psalm 68:25
HEB: שָׁ֭רִים אַחַ֣ר נֹגְנִ֑ים בְּת֥וֹךְ עֲ֝לָמ֗וֹת
NAS: went on, the musicians after
KJV: went before, the players on instruments [followed] after;
INT: the singers after the musicians the midst of the maidens

Isaiah 23:16
HEB: נִשְׁכָּחָ֑ה הֵיטִ֤יבִי נַגֵּן֙ הַרְבִּי־ שִׁ֔יר
NAS: harlot; Pluck the strings skillfully,
KJV: make sweet melody, sing many
INT: forgotten skillfully Pluck many songs

Isaiah 38:20
HEB: לְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי וּנְגִנוֹתַ֧י נְנַגֵּ֛ן כָּל־ יְמֵ֥י
NAS: will surely save me; So we will play my songs on stringed
KJV: me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days
INT: save my songs will play All days

Ezekiel 33:32
HEB: ק֖וֹל וּמֵטִ֣ב נַגֵּ֑ן וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת־
NAS: voice and plays well
KJV: and can play well on an instrument: for they hear
INT: voice well and plays hear your words