How to Pronounce Shiggaion

SHIG-eye-on

Shiggaion is pronounced SHIG-eye-on (ʃəˈɡeɪɑːn): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: shuh-GAY-ahn.

What does Shiggaion mean?

Shiggaion means “a song of trouble or comfort”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

What is Shiggaion?

Shiggaion is a musical or liturgical term in the superscription of the psalm David sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite (Psalms 7:1). It labels the type of song rather than naming a person or place.

Also pronounced

shuh-GAY-ahn

Found in Scripture

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