Lexical Definition

‎חָגַג‎ châgag (khaw-gag') to celebrate ^H:V
a primitive root (compare ‎חָגָא‎, ‎חוּג‎)

celebrate, dance, (keep, hold) a (solemn) feast (holiday), reel to and fro.

• properly, to move in acircle, i.e. (specifically) to march in asacred procession, to observe afestival
• by implication, to be giddy

1) to hold a feast, hold a festival, make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast, celebrate, dance, stagger
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep a pilgrim-feast
1a2) to reel

See Greek: ἑορτάζω · ταράσσω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎חָגַג‎] verb make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast (Arabic betake oneself to or towards an object of reverence; make a pilgrimage to Mecaa; Sabean ‎חגג‎ make pilgrimage SabDenkm^{86. compare 85}; Syriac celebrate a feast. In Palmyrene ‎חגגו‎ is proper name Vog^{No. 61}; compare also Phoenician proper name ‎חגי‎, ‎חגת‎); —

Qal Perfect 2 masculine plural ‎חַגֹּתֶם‎ Exod 12:14 + 2 t.; Imperfect 2 masculine singular ‎תָּחֹג‎ Exod 23:14; Deut 16:15 3 masculine plural ‎יָח֫וֺגּוּ‎ Ps 107:27 (Bö^{§ 1118} (2)); ‎וְיָחֹ֫גּוּ‎ Exod 5:1 2 masculine plural ‎תָּחֹ֫גּוּ‎ Lev 23:39; Lev 23:41 suffix ‎תְּחָגֻּ֫הוּ‎ Exod 12:14 Imperative feminine ‎חָגִּי‎ Nah 2:1* Infinitive construct ‎חֹג‎ Zech 14:18 + 2t., Participle ‎חוֺגֵג‎ Ps 42:5* plural ‎חֹגְַגִים‎ 1Sam 30:16 —

1. keep a pilgrim-feast, absolute Exod 5:1 (JE) of one proposed by Moses; ‎שׁלשׁ‎ ‎רגלים תחג לי‎ three times shalt thou make pilgrimage unto me (in the year) Exod 23:14 (covt. code); of pilgrim-feasts in general Nah 2:1*, the Passover Exod 12:14 (P); elsewhere feast of Booths; all celebrated in part by sacred processions and dances; ‎המון חוגג‎ Ps 42:5* multitude keeping festival (led by the Psalmist in procession); ‎חגג‎ ‎חג‎ Lev 23:39 (H), Num 29:12 (P), Nah 2:1*; Zech 14:16; Zech 14:18; Zech 14:19 ‎חגג אתו חג‎ Exod 12:14 (P), Lev 23:41 (H); ‎אתוֺ‎ Lev 23:41 (H); suffix Exod 12:14 (P).

2. behave as at a ‎חָג‎ 1Sam 30:16 (of the Amalekites when surprised by David i.e. enjoying themselves merrily, Dr; others, circling in the sacred dance).

3. reel, in giddiness on the sea Ps 107:27 (compare ‎חָגָּא‎ Isa 19:17); this either points to an earlier meaning of √; or better, the Psalm being late, means reel as from festival excesses (|| ‎וְיָנוּעוּ כַשִּׁכּוֺר‎).

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