nigun

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/niːˈɡuːn//ˈnɪɡən/

noun

A type of Ashkenazi Jewish worship song.

OriginHebrew נִגּוּן ← Yiddish ניגון →
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Meanings

nounnigun (plural niguns or nigunim)

plural niguns · plural nigunim · alternative niggun

  1. A type of Ashkenazi Jewish worship song.

    The Rebbe approached the bima and before responding, sang a nigun that was filled with intense dveykut.

    2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 95

Origin

  1. Yiddishניגון
  2. Hebrewנִגּוּן
  3. Englishnigun

Borrowed from Hebrew נִגּוּן (nigún) probably through Yiddish ניגון (nigun).

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APA

nigun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigun

MLA

“nigun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nigun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigun.

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