Strong's Concordance H5059

Original Word: נָגַן
Transliteration: nâgan
Phonetic Spelling: naw-gan'
a primitive root; properly, to thrum, i.e. beat a tune with the fingers; expectation. to play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music; player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).

Usages throughout the bible

1 Samuel 16:16 - Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player H5059 on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play H5059 with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

1 Samuel 16:17 - And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play H5059 well, and bring him to me.

1 Samuel 16:18 - Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, H5059 and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

1 Samuel 16:23 - And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played H5059 with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

1 Samuel 18:10 - And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played H5059 with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

1 Samuel 19:9 - And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played H5059 with his hand.

2 Kings 3:15 - But now bring me a minstrel. H5059 And it came to pass, when the minstrel H5059 played, H5059 that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

Psalms 33:3 - Sing unto him a new song; play H5059 skilfully with a loud noise.

Psalms 68:25 - The singers went before, the players on instruments H5059 followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

Isaiah 23:16 - Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, H5059 sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

Isaiah 38:20 - The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments H5059 all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.

Ezekiel 33:32 - And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: H5059 for they hear thy words, but they do them not.