Shiggaion

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Shiggaion
     from the verb shagah, "to reel about through drink," occurs in
     the title of Ps. 7. The plural form, shigionoth, is found in
     Hab. 3:1. The word denotes a lyrical poem composed under strong
     mental emotion; a song of impassioned imagination accompanied
     with suitable music; a dithyrambic ode.


     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Shiggaion, a song of trouble or comfort