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Hebrew word study

מָגֵןmâgên — a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler)

Pronounced “maw-gane'”

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

Translated in the King James as: armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.

Appears 63 times in Scripture

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

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×
Genesis 15:1
Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 33:29
Judges — 1×
Judges 5:8
2 Samuel — 5×
2 Sam 1:212 Sam 22:32 Sam 22:312 Sam 22:36+ 1 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 4×
1 Ki 10:171 Ki 14:261 Ki 14:27+ 1 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 1×
2 Ki 19:32
1 Chronicles — 1×
1 Chr 5:18
2 Chronicles — 10×
2 Chr 9:162 Chr 12:92 Chr 12:102 Chr 14:82 Chr 17:172 Chr 23:92 Chr 26:142 Chr 32:52 Chr 32:27+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles
Nehemiah — 1×
Nehemiah 4:16
Job — 2×
Job 15:26Job 41:15
Psalms — 19×
Psalms 3:3Psalms 7:10Psalms 18:2Psalms 18:30Psalms 18:35Psalms 28:7Psalms 33:20Psalms 35:2Psalms 47:9Psalms 59:11Psalms 76:3Psalms 84:9Psalms 84:11Psalms 89:18Psalms 115:9Psalms 115:10Psalms 115:11Psalms 119:114Psalms 144:2
Proverbs — 4×
Proverbs 2:7Proverbs 6:11Proverbs 24:34Proverbs 30:5
Song of Solomon — 1×
Song 4:4
Isaiah — 3×
Isaiah 21:5Isaiah 22:6Isaiah 37:33
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 46:3Jeremiah 46:9
Ezekiel — 5×
Ezekiel 23:24Ezekiel 27:10Ezekiel 38:4Ezekiel 38:5Ezekiel 39:9
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 4:18
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 2:3

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.