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HebrewH4043Noun (Masculine)

מָגֵן

ma.gen

45Occurrences
H4043Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile

also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה; from H1598 (גָּנַן);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
shield, buckler

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

מָגֵן appears 45 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Chronicles
8
Psalms
8
Ezk
5
2 Samuel
4
Proverbs
4
1 Kings
3
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 5:18BSB

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.

2 Chronicles 32:5BSB

Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

Ezk 23:24BSB

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Isaiah 37:33BSB

So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria:‘He will not enter this cityor shoot an arrow into it.He will not come before it with a shieldor build up a siege ramp against it.

Psalms 115:9BSB

O Israel, trust in the LORD!He is their help and shield.

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