H5748 H5748
pipe, flute; a wind instrument, possibly a reed-pipe, Pan's pipe, or bagpipe
This musical instrument appears in both ancient and poetic contexts. Genesis 4:21 credits Jubal as the father of all who play the harp and pipe (עוּגָב), linking it to humanity's earliest cultural achievements. Job uses it in contexts of joy (21:12) and lament (30:31), while Psalm 150:4 includes it in the grand orchestral praise of God. The identification is debated: Targum suggests a reed-pipe or flute, Vulgate a Pan's pipe, and some moderns propose a bagpipe or stringed instrument.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A musical instrument of uncertain identification, likely a wind instrument such as a flute, reed-pipe, or Pan's pipe. Genesis 4:21 pairs it with the כִּנּוֹר (lyre) in humanity's primordial music-making. Job 21:12 and 30:31 use it in contexts of celebration and mourning respectively, while Psalm 150:4 includes it in temple praise. Multilingual glosses favor wind instruments: "flute/pipe/flauta/flûte." German and French bracket forms like [ועגבי] and [עוגב]. The term consistently appears in musical contexts, representing one pole of ancient instrumental sound (wind/reed versus strings/lyre). 4×
AR["الْمِزْمَارِ", "وَ-الْمِزْمَارِ", "وَ-نايِي"]·ben["আমার-বীণা", "এবং-বাঁশি", "ও-বাঁশিতে", "বাঁশির"]·DE["[ועגבי]", "[עוגב]", "und-Flöte", "und-der-Flöte"]·EN["and-flute", "and-my-flute", "and-pipe", "pipe"]·FR["et-flute", "et-flûte", "et-mon-ועגבי-moi", "עוגב"]·heb["ו-עוגב", "ו-עוגבי", "עוגב"]·HI["और-बाँसुरी", "और-बांसुरी", "और-बांसुरी-मेरी", "बाँसुरी-की"]·ID["dan-seruling", "dan-serulingku", "seruling"]·IT["[ועוגב]", "e-e-my-flute-mio", "e-flute", "pipe"]·jav["lan-suling", "lan-suling-kula", "suling"]·KO["그리고-나의-피리가", "그리고-피리", "그리고-피리로", "피리의"]·PT["e-flauta", "e-minha-flauta", "flauta"]·RU["и-свирели", "и-свирель-моя", "свирели"]·ES["la-flauta.", "y-flauta", "y-mi-flauta"]·SW["filimbi", "na-filimbi", "na-filimbi-yangu"]·TR["kavalın", "ve-flütle", "ve-kaval", "ve-kavalım"]·urd["اور-بانسری", "اور-بانسری-سے", "اور-میری بانسری", "بانسری-کی"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עוּגָב n.m. a musical instr. (poss. from above √, because of sensuous or appealing tones);—Gn 4:21 (J; + כִּנּוֹר), Jb 21:12 (‖ תֹּף, כִּנּוֹר), ψ 150:4 (+ מִנִּים), sf. עֻגָבִי Jb 30:31 (‖ כִּנֹּרִי);—according to 𝔗 a reed-pipe or flute (אַבּוּבָא), 𝔙 a Pan’s pipe (organon, made up of several reeds together); NowArch. i. 277 BenzArch. 276 think of bag-pipe (= סוּמְפֹּנְיָה Dn 3:5, 10, 15), cf. also in Weψψ Eng.Tr. 219; > a stringed instr. 𝔊 𝔖 (Gn 4:21).