Lexical Definition
עוּגָב ʻûwgâb (oo-gawb') pipe H:N-M
or עֻגָּב ʻuggâb (oog-gawb'); from עֲגַב in the original sense of breathing
organ.
- a reed-instrument of music
1) a musical instrument
1a) perhaps a flute, reed-pipe, or panpipes
Brown-Driver-Briggs
עוּגָב noun masculine a musical instrument (possibly from above √, because of sensuous or appealing tones); — Gen 4:21 (J; + כִּנּוֺר), Job 21:12 (|| תֹּף, כִּנּוֺר), Ps 150:4 ( + מִנִּים), suffix עֻגָבִי Job 30:31 (|| כִּנֹּרִי); — according to ᵑ7 a reed-pipe or flute (אַבוּבָא), ᵑ9 a Pan's pipe (organon, made up of several reeds together); NowArchaeology i. 277 BenzArchaeology 276 think of bag-pipe ( = סוּמְפֹּנְיָה Dan 3:5; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15), compare also in WePsalms Eng. Tr. 219; > a stringed instrument ᵐ5 ᵑ6 (Gen 4:21). עֻגָה see עוג.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 4:21 |
| Job | 21:12 · 30:31 |
| Psalms | 150:4 |
| Daniel | 3:5 · 3:10 · 3:15 |