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med-i-tā´shun (הגוּת, haÌ„ghuÌ„th, שׂיחה, siÌ„hÌ£aÌ„h): “Meditation†is the translation of haÌ„ghuÌ„th, from haÌ„ghaÌ„h, “to murmur,†“to have a deep tone,†hence, “to meditate†(); of haÌ„ghı̄gh, “sighing,†“moaning†(; see ); of higgaÌ„yoÌ„n, “the murmur†or dull sound of the harp, hence, meditation (, “Let ... the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sightâ€); of sı̄ahÌ£, “speech,†“meditation†(, “Let my meditation be sweet unto himâ€); of sı̄hÌ£aÌ„h, a “bowing down,†“musing†(, ; 2 Esdras 10:5). “To meditate†is the translation of haÌ„ghaÌ„h (; ; ; the King James Version); of suÌ„ahÌ£ (); of sı̄ahÌ£ (, , etc.; , the King James Version “museâ€; ; margin). In Apocrypha we have “to meditate†(Ecclesiasticus 14:20, “Blessed is the man that shall mediate in wisdom,†the Revised Version margin “most authorities read come to an end†(teleuteÌ„Ìsei); Ecclesiasticus 39:1, “meditateth in the law of the Most High†(dianoeÌomai)). The lack of meditation is a great want in our modern religious life. In the New Testament, we have “to meditate†(Ï€ÏομελεταÌω, promeletaÌoÌ„, “to take care beforehandâ€), , and “meditate†(μελεταÌω, meletaÌoÌ„, “to take careâ€), the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) “be diligentâ€); compare ; .