חָגַג

Strong’s Definition

properly, to move in acircle, i.e. (specifically) to march in asacred procession, to observe afestival; by implication, to be giddy

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H2283 (חָגָא), H2328 (חוּג));

KJV Usage

celebrate, dance, (keep, hold) a (solemn) feast (holiday), reel to and fro.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to hold a feast, hold a festival, make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast, celebrate, dance, stagger
• 2.(qal)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châgag; Pronunciation: khaw-gag'