neginoth \neg"i*noth\, n. pl. [Heb. n[e^]g[imac]n[=o]th.] (Script.) Stringed instruments. --Dr. W. Smith. [1913 Webster] To the chief musician on Neginoth. --Ps. iv. 9heading). [1913 Webster]
Neginoth i.e., songs with instrumental accompaniment, found in the titles of Ps. 4; 6; 54; 55; 67; 76; rendered "stringed instruments," Hab. 3:19, A.V. It denotes all kinds of stringed instruments, as the "harp," "psaltery," "viol," etc. The "chief musician on Neginoth" is the leader of that part of the temple choir which played on stringed instruments.