נָגַן (b. h.; cmp. נגע) to strike, knock, v. נְגִינָה.
Pi. - נִגֵּן (cmp. Lat. pulso) to play on a musical instrument, in gen. to make music. Ber. 63ᵇ חנניה יְנַגֵּן בכנור let Hananiah play on the harp (act as a Levite). Midr. Till. to Ps. CXIII; Yalk. Ps. 872 והייתי מְנַגֶּנֶת לך and I (Israel) was singing unto thee; a. fr.