Neginoth
Neginoth noun: a direction for the musical accompaniment of a psalm that has been interpreted as "stringed instruments".
Noun
Neginoth pl (plural only)
- A direction for the musical accompaniment of a psalm that has been interpreted as "stringed instruments".
- To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. (Psalms 4:1, WBS)
- To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us. Selah (Psalms 67:1, WBS)
Examples of Neginoth in a sentence
- More Psalms with Neginoth: 6, 54, 55, 61, 76.
- In that primitive system of the Biblical ta'amim, or neginoth (notes, tunes), we must, therefore, expect but poor indication of even the most elementary and basic musical values.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 69:
Forms of Neginoth
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Origin of Neginoth
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew נְגִינוֹת (nəḡīnōṯ), plural of נְגִינָה (nəḡīnā, “playing of music on a stringed instrument”).
Questions about Neginoth
- What does Neginoth mean?
- Neginoth means a direction for the musical accompaniment of a psalm that has been interpreted as "stringed instruments".
- How do you use Neginoth in a sentence?
- More Psalms with Neginoth: 6, 54, 55, 61, 76.
- What part of speech is Neginoth?
- Neginoth is a noun.
Words near Neginoth in the dictionary
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