Lexicon
עוּגָב
u.gav
H5748
H:N-M Hebrew

pipe

4
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

u.gav denotes a musical instrument heard in playing, rejoicing, mourning, and praise.

The attested uses present u.gav as a musical instrument: it is played, heard with other instruments in rejoicing, joined to mourning, and included in praise.

Senses in use

  1. Musical instrument in performance and expression · dominant

    The masculine singular noun occurs in Genesis 4:21 for those who play the instrument; in Job 21:12 it is heard amid rejoicing, in Job 30:31 it is associated with mourning and weeping, and in Psalm 150:4 it is included in praise. In Genesis 4:21 the APB renders the clause “all who play the lyre and pipe,” while in Job 30:31 it renders “My lyre has become mourning, and my pipe has become the voice of those who weep.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the term as “pipe,” whether in playing, rejoicing, mourning, or praise; This rendering is confirmation from the surrounding clauses rather than a precise alignment.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture