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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.
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
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Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Shiggaion". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".
a song of trouble or comfort
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Bibliography InformationHitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Shiggaion'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names".
( Psalms 7:1 ) a particular kind of psalm, the specific character of which is now not known perhaps a "wild, mournful ode."
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Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Shiggaion,'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary".
SHIGGAION
shi-ga'-yon, shi-gi'-on (shiggayon):
Occurs in the title of Psalms 7, and, in the plural, in the verse introducing Habakkuk's prayer (Habakkuk 3:1). Derived from a verb meaning "to wander," it is generally taken to mean a dithyramb, or rhapsody. This is not supported by the Greek VSS, but they are evidently quite at a loss.
See PSALMS, BOOK OF.
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