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Lexicon :: Strong's H4043 - māḡēn

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מָגֵן
Transliteration
māḡēn
Pronunciation
maw-gane'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 367c

Strong’s Definitions

מָגֵן mâgên, maw-gane'; also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה mᵉginnâh; from H1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile:—× armed, buckler, defence, ruler, scale, shield.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x

The KJV translates Strong's H4043 in the following manner: shield (48x), buckler (9x), armed (2x), defence (2x), rulers (1x), scales (with H650) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x
The KJV translates Strong's H4043 in the following manner: shield (48x), buckler (9x), armed (2x), defence (2x), rulers (1x), scales (with H650) (1x).

  1. shield, buckler

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָגֵן mâgên, maw-gane'; also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה mᵉginnâh; from H1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile:—× armed, buckler, defence, ruler, scale, shield.
STRONGS H4043: Abbreviations
† מָגֵן noun masculine 1 Kings 14:27, & feminine 1 Kings 10:17, shield (Arabic bdb017104, Aramaic מְגִנָּא, bdb017105) — מָגֵן Genesis 15:1 + 33 times (also construct Deuteronomy 33:29; Nahum 2:4); suffix מָגִנִּי Psalm 7:11 + 5 times; מָגִנֵּנוּ Psalm 33:20 + 3 times; מָגִנָּם Psalm 115:9; Psalm 115:10; Psalm 115:11; plural מָגִנִּים 1 Kings 10:17 + 6 times; מָגִנּוֺת 2 Chronicles 23:9; construct מָגִנֵּי 1 Kings 14:26 + 4 times; suffix מָגִנָּיו Job 15:26; מָגִנֶּיהָ Hosea 4:18; — shield, buckler, carried by warrior for defence Judges 5:8; 2 Samuel 1:21 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 19:32 = Isaiah 37:33, 1 Chronicles 5:18; 1 Chronicles 14:7; 1 Chronicles 17:17; 1 Chronicles 23:9; 1 Chronicles 26:14; 1 Chronicles 32:5; Nehemiah 4:10; Psalm 76:4; Jeremiah 46:3, 9; Ezekiel 23:24; Ezekiel 38:4, 5; Ezekiel 39:9; Nahum 2:4; Isaiah 22:6; compare Isaiah 21:5 (anoint the shield, to make it slippery), so also Psalm 35:2 (where י׳ figurative as warrior); אִישׁ מָגֵן = armed man Proverbs 6:11; Proverbs 24:34; laid up for show, or as treasure 1 Kings 10:17 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 14:26, 27 (= 2 Chronicles 9:16 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 12:9, 10) 2 Chronicles 32:27 compare Songs 4:4; Ezekiel 27:10; of scales of crocodile (leviathan) אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים Job 41:7; figurative of wicked's defence against judgments of י׳, עֲבִי גַבֵּי מָגִנָּיו Job 15:26; fig, of king Psalm 89:19 (compare Che); figurative of rulers of Ephraim Hosea 4:18; figurative of rulers of earth Psalm 47:10; figurative (very often) of י׳, as defence of his servants, Psalm 3:4; Psalm 7:11 (read מָגִנִּי עָלַי אל׳ compare Che critical note) Psalm 18:3; Psalm 18:31; Psalm 18:36 (= 2 Samuel 22:3, 31, 36) Psalm 28:7; Psalm 33:20; Psalm 59:12; Psalm 84:10; Psalm 84:12; Psalm 115:9; Psalm 115:10; Psalm 115:11; Psalm 119:114; Psalm 144:2; Proverbs 2:7; Proverbs 30:5, and see especially Genesis 15:1 (E).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:1; 15:1

Deuteronomy

33:29

Judges

5:8

2 Samuel

1:21; 22:3; 22:31; 22:36

1 Kings

10:17; 10:17; 10:17; 14:26; 14:26; 14:27; 14:27

2 Kings

19:32

1 Chronicles

5:18; 14:7; 17:17; 23:9; 26:14

2 Chronicles

9:16; 12:9; 12:10; 23:9; 32:27

Nehemiah

4:10

Job

15:26; 15:26; 41:7

Psalms

3:4; 7:11; 7:11; 18:3; 18:31; 18:36; 28:7; 33:20; 33:20; 35:2; 47:10; 59:12; 76:4; 84:10; 84:12; 89:19; 115:9; 115:9; 115:10; 115:10; 115:11; 115:11; 119:114; 144:2

Proverbs

2:7; 6:11; 24:34; 30:5

Song of Songs

4:4

Isaiah

21:5; 22:6; 37:33

Jeremiah

46:3; 46:9

Ezekiel

23:24; 27:10; 38:4; 38:5; 39:9

Hosea

4:18; 4:18

Nahum

2:4; 2:4

H4043

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Strong's Number H4043 matches the Hebrew מָגֵן (māḡēn),
which occurs 63 times in 60 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 15:1–Isa 22:6)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:1 - After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy exceeding great reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 - Happy art thou, Israel! Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thine excellency? And thine enemies shall come cringing to thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:8 - They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:21 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, no rain upon you, nor fields of heave-offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, as not anointed with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:3 - God is my rock, in him will I trust -- My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:31 - As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:36 - And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:17 - and three hundred shields of beaten gold, -- he applied three minas of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:26 - And he took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all; and he took away all the shields of gold that Solomon had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:27 - And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the couriers who kept the entrance of the king's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:32 - Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city, Nor shoot an arrow there, Nor come before it with shield, Nor cast a bank against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18 - The children of Reuben and the Gadites and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men who carried shield and sword, drawing the bow and skilful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, able to go forth to war.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:16 - and three hundred shields of beaten gold, -- he applied three hundred shekels of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:9 - And Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house; he took away all; and he took away the shields of gold that Solomon had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:10 - And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the couriers who kept the entrance of the king's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:8 - And Asa had an army that bore targets and spears: out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew the bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these, mighty men of valour.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:17 - And of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand, armed with bow and shield;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:9 - And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of the hundreds king David's spears and shields and targets, which were in the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:14 - And Uzziah prepared for them, throughout the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and even slinging-stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside, and fortified the Millo of the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 - And Hezekiah had very much riches and honour; and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant vessels;

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - And from that time forth the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held the spears, and the shields, and the bows, and the corslets; and the captains were behind all the house of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:26 - He runneth against him, with outstretched neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:15 - The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:3 - But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:10 - My shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2 - Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30 - As for God, his way is perfect; the word of Jehovah is tried: he is a shield to all that trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:35 - And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand held me up; and thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7 - Jehovah is my strength and my shield; my heart confided in him, and I was helped: therefore my heart exulteth, and with my song will I praise him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:20 - Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:2 - Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:9 - The willing-hearted of the peoples have gathered together, with the people of the God of Abraham. For unto God belong the shields of the earth: he is greatly exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11 - Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3 - There broke he the flashings of the bow, shield and sword and battle. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:9 - Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:11 - For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:18 - For Jehovah is our shield, and the Holy One of Israel, our king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:9 - O Israel, confide thou in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:10 - House of Aaron, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:11 - Ye that fear Jehovah, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:114

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:114 - Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:2 - My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:7 - He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:11 - So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:34 - So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:5 - Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:4 - Thy neck is like the tower of David, Built for an armoury: A thousand bucklers hang thereon, All shields of mighty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:5 - Prepare the table, appoint the watch; eat, drink: arise, ye princes, anoint the shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:6 - -- Elam beareth the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovereth the shield.

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