Shiggaion - American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

-17, title, and SHIGGIONOTH, ; probably song, or song of praise; perhaps some particular species of ode.\par

Shiggaion - Faussets Bible Dictionary

From shaagah, *erred.* An erratic melody betokening excitement and agitation (Ewald). Hengstenberg refers it to the subject of the psalms, *the aberrations of the wicked* (Hab 3:1). In consonance with this the Hebrew root of Shiggaion occurs in Saul's address to David (1Sa 26:21), *behold I have played the fool and erred exceedingly* (compare Psa 119:21; Psa 119:118). Psalm 7 refers to David's being accused by Saul (the Benjamite, Cush the Ethiopian unchangeably black at heart toward David: Jer 13:23; Amo 9:7; Cush similar to Kish, Saul's father) of plotting evil against him, whereas he returned good for evil in sparing Saul his deadly foe, when in his power (1Sa 24:7); *concerning the words* i.e. on account of the calumnies which men uttered against David to ingratiate themselves with the king, and which Saul gave ear to (1Sa 24:9; 1Sa 26:19). These David rebuts (Psa 7:3-5).

Shiggaion - Hawker Poor Man Commentary Dictionary

We meet with this word (Habakkuk 3: 1.) and in the title of the seventh Psalm. Some read it Shigionoth, which makes it plural; the word is the same. Some suppose it means a Song of David. But as both prophets, David and Habakkuk, are celebrating things of higher moment than what relates to themselves, I cannot but be led to believe the word itself hath a reference, and the Scriptures connected with this title, to the Lord Jesus Christ. See Musician.

Shiggaion - Hitchcocks New and Complete Dictionary of the Holy Bible

a song of trouble or comfort

Shiggaion - Smiths Bible Dictionary

Shigga'ion. . A particular kind of psalm, the specific character of which is now not known; perhaps a *wild, mournful ode.*

Shiggaion - The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

We meet with this word (Hab 3:1) and in the title of Psa 7:1-17. Some read it Shigionoth, which makes it plural; the word is the same. Some suppose it means a Song of David. But as both prophets, David and Habakkuk, are celebrating things of higher moment than what relates to themselves, I cannot but be led to believe the word itself hath a reference, and the Scriptures connected with this title, to the Lord Jesus Christ. See Musician.