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הָגָה H1897
H1897 is the Hebrew word הָגָה, transliterated hâgâh and said daw-gaw'. The King James Version most often renders it meditate.
What it means
to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder.
Where it comes from
a primitive root (compare H1901 (הָגִיג)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, [idiom] sore, speak, study, talk, utter.
Verses using הָגָה
All 24 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 1:8 · KJV
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Job 27:4 · KJV
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Psalm 1:2 · KJV
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalm 2:1 · KJV
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Psalm 35:28 · KJV
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
Psalm 37:30 · KJV
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Psalm 38:12 · KJV
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Psalm 63:6 · KJV
When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Psalm 71:24 · KJV
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Psalm 77:12 · KJV
I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
Psalm 115:7 · KJV
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
Psalm 143:5 · KJV
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
Proverbs 8:7 · KJV
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Proverbs 15:28 · KJV
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Proverbs 24:2 · KJV
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Isaiah 8:19 · KJV
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
Isaiah 16:7 · KJV
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
Isaiah 31:4 · KJV
For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Isaiah 33:18 · KJV
Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
Isaiah 38:14 · KJV
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Isaiah 59:3 · KJV
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
Isaiah 59:11 · KJV
We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
Isaiah 59:13 · KJV
In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Jeremiah 48:31 · KJV
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1897 mean?
H1897 is the Hebrew word הָגָה (hâgâh), meaning to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder.
How is H1897 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it meditate (6 times), mourn (3 times), imagine (2 times), speak (2 times), studieth (2 times), among others.
How many times does H1897 appear in the Bible?
הָגָה (hâgâh) is tagged in 24 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1897 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (compare H1901 (הָגִיג)).
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