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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Shigionoth

The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: Yes
  • Included in Hitchcocks: Yes
  • Included in Naves: No
  • Included in Smiths: Yes
  • Included in Websters: No
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

Strongs Concordance:

 

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Shiggaion

From the verb shagah, "to reel about through drink," occurs in the title of Psalms 7. The plural form, shigionoth, is found in Habakkuk 3:1. The word denotes a lyrical poem composed under strong mental emotion; a song of impassioned imagination accompanied with suitable music; a dithyrambic ode.


Hitchcock's Names Dictionary
Shiggaion

a song of trouble or comfort


Naves Topical Index
Shiggaion

General references
Jeremiah 19:7; Habakkuk 3:1
Music


Smith's Bible Dictionary
Shiggaion

(Psalms 7:1) a particular kind of psalm, the specific character of which is now not known perhaps a "wild, mournful ode."