H4043Hebrew

מָגֵן

mâgên(maw-gane')
63 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word

Definition

From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)

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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