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Neginah
In the title of Ps. 61, denotes the music of stringed instruments (1 Sam. 16:16; Isa. 38:20). It is the singular form of Neginoth.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(stringed instruments), the singular of Neginoth. If occurs in the title of (Psalms 61:1) It is the general term by which all stringed instruments are described. “The chief musician on Neginoth ” was therefore the conductor of that portion of the temple-choir who played upon the stringed instruments, and who are mentioned in (Psalms 68:25)
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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