מָגֵן
mâgên(maw-gane')
“a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile”
63 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
Translated in KJV as
[idiom] armedbucklerdefenceruler[phrase] scaleshield.
Etymology
also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה; from H1598 (גָּנַן);
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“Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had…”