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Higgaion. [Higgai'on]


A Hebrew word that occurs four times, but in the A.V. is only once untranslated. This is in Psalm 9: 16, where the margin reads 'that is, meditation.' It is thought by some to refer to a musical sign or instrument. Literally it means 'the sound of a harp when struck.' In Psalm 19: 14 the word is translated 'meditation;' in Psalm 92: 3, 'solemn sound;' and in Lam. 3: 62, 'device.'