Mâgên — H4043

H4043 · Hebrew — מגן

Pronunciation: maw-gane'

Definition

masculine noun

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

  1. shield, buckler

Usually translated as

shield, buckler, armed, defence, ruler, scale

Origin

also (in plural) feminine mᵉginnâh; from H1598

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Mâgên occurs 63 times in 60 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1), 2 Samuel (4), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (9), Nehemiah (1), Job (2), Psalms (19), Proverbs (4), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (5), Hosea (1), Nahum (1)

Strong's Lexicon — M