Neginoth

alternative neginot

1. Jewishpluralplural onlyentertainmentA direction for the musical accompaniment of a psalm that has been interpreted as "stringed instruments".

   More Psalms with Neginoth: 6, 54, 55, 61, 76.

   3 more examples

   To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. (Psalms 4:1, WBS)

   To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us. Selah (Psalms 67:1, WBS)

   Our modern system of writing music, we know, is still incapable of expressing many nuances regarding tonality (less than half-tones) and many time and dynamic features. In that primitive system of the Biblical ta'amim, or neginoth (notes, tunes), we must, therefore, expect but poor indication of even the most elementary and basic musical values.

   1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 69