Lexical Definition

‎שִׁגָּיוֹן‎ shiggâyôwn (shig-gaw-yone') Shiggaion ^N:N-M-T
or שִׁגָּיֹנָה shiggâyônâh (shig-gaw-yo-naw'); from ‎שָׁגָה‎

Shiggaion, Shigionoth.

• properly, aberration, i.e. (technically) a dithyramb or rambling poem

1) song?
1a) used in title of Ps 7:1
1b) meaning doubtful

See Greek: ψαλμός · ᾠδή

Extended Information

• song title?
• used in title of Psa.7.1
• meaning uncertain

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שִׁגָּיוֺן‎ doubtful word, Ps 7:1* (title), Ew De and others from √‎שׁגה‎ go a stray, reel, i.e. wild, passionate song, with rapid changes of rhythm; compare Lag^{BN 201f.} who compare ‎שִׁגָּעוֺן‎, √‎שׁגע‎; ᵐ5 ψαλμὀς, read probably ‎מִזְמוֺר‎; plural ‎שִׁגְיֹנוֺת‎ Hab 3:1 (title), read ‎נְגִינוֺת‎, so ᵐ5.

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