Shiggaion: From the verb shagah, "to reel about through drink," occurs in the
title of
(Psalms 7:1) The plural form, shigionoth, is found in
(Habakkuk 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.
