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HebrewH4042Verb

מָגַן

ma.gan

3Occurrences
H4042Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, to shield; encompass with; figuratively, to rescue, to hand safely over (i.e. surrender)

a denominative from H4043 (מָגֵן);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Piel) to deliver up, give, deliver

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

מָגַן appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
1
Hosea
1
Proverbs
1

Key Passages

Genesis 14:20BSB

and blessed be God Most High,who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

Hosea 11:8BSB

How could I give you up, O Ephraim?How could I surrender you, O Israel?How could I make you like Admah?How could I treat you like Zeboiim?My heart is turned within Me;My compassion is stirred!

Proverbs 4:9BSB

She will set a garland of grace on your head;she will present you with a crown of beauty.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.