Strong’s H1902 · Hebrew
הִגָּיוֹן
higgâyôwn · hig-gaw-yone'
Origin intensive from הָגָה (H1897);
Meaning a murmuring sound, i.e. a musical notation (probably similar to the modern affettuoso to indicate solemnity of movement); by implication, a machination
In the King James Version device, Higgaion, meditation, solemn sound.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
- Psalms 19:14Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
- Psalms 92:3Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
- Lamentations 3:62The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.