Strong's Concordance
Original word: נָגַן
Transliteration: nagan
Definition (short): play
Definition (full): to touch or play a stringed instrument
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to touch or play a stringed instrument
NASB Translation: minstrel (1), minstrel played (1), musician (1), musicians (1), play (5), play songs (1), player (1), playing (2), plays (1), pluck the strings (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
A primitive root; properly, to thrum, i.e. Beat a tune with the fingers; expec. To play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music -- player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).
References
KJV:
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
NASB:
"Let our lord now command your servants who are before you. Let them seek a man who is a skillful player on the harp; and it shall come about when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well."
KJV:
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
NASB:
So Saul said to his servants, "Provide for me now a man who can play well and bring him to me."
KJV:
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
NASB:
Then one of the young men said, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one prudent in speech, and a handsome man; and the LORD is with him."
KJV:
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
NASB:
So it came about whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play it with his hand; and Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would depart from him.