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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:1 -

After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying,

“Do not fear, Abram,

I am a shield H4043 to you;

[fn]Your reward shall be very great.”

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 -

“Blessed are you, O Israel;

Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh,

Who is the shield H4043 of your help

And the sword of your majesty!

So your enemies will cower before you,

And you will tread upon their high places.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:8 -

[fn]God chose new leaders;

Then war was in the gates.

Not a shield H4043 or a spear was seen

Among forty thousand in Israel.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:21 -

“O mountains of Gilboa,

Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings;

For there the shield H4043 of the mighty was defiled,

The shield H4043 of Saul, not anointed with oil.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:3 -

[fn]My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,

My shield H4043 and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge;

My savior, You save me from violence.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:31 -

“As for God, His way is [fn]blameless;

The word of Yahweh is [fn]tried;

He is a shield H4043 to all who take refuge in Him.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:36 -

“You have also given me the shield H4043 of Your salvation,

And Your answer to me makes me great.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:17 - And he made 300 shields H4043 of beaten gold, [fn]using [fn]three minas of gold on each shield H4043, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:26 - And he took the treasures of the house of Yahweh and the treasures of the king’s house. And he took everything; he even took all the shields H4043 of gold which Solomon had made.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:27 - Then King Rehoboam made shields H4043 of bronze in their place and committed them into the hand of the commanders of the [fn]guard who kept the door of the king’s house.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:32 -

‘Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria, “He will not come to this city or shoot an arrow there; and he will not come before it with a shield H4043 or throw up a siege ramp against it.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18 -

The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of men of valor, men who bore shield H4043 and sword and shot with bow and were learned in the ways of battle, were 44,760, who went out for military duty.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:16 - And he made 300 shields H4043 of beaten gold, [fn]using [fn]300 shekels of gold on each shield H4043, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:9 -

So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of Yahweh and the treasures of the king’s house. He took everything; he even took the shields H4043 of gold which Solomon had made.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:10 - Then King Rehoboam made shields H4043 of bronze in their place and committed them to the hand of the commanders of the [fn]guard who kept the door of the king’s house.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:8 - Now Asa had a military force of 300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, bearing shields H4043 and wielding bows; all of them were mighty men of valor.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:17 -

and of Benjamin, Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 equipped with bow and shield H4043;

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:9 - Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the shields H4043 and small shields which had been King David’s, which were in the house of God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:14 - Moreover, Uzziah prepared [fn]for all the army shields H4043, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and stones for sling.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And he strengthened himself and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and [fn]erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the [fn]Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields H4043 in great number.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 -

Now Hezekiah had abundant riches and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields H4043, and all kinds of desirable articles,

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - And it happened that from that day on, half of my young men carried on the work while half of them took hold of the spears, the shields H4043, the bows, and the breastplates; and the commanders were behind the whole house of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:26 -

“He rushes [fn]headlong at Him

With [fn]his massive shield H4043.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:15 -

Its [fn]strong scales H4043 are its pride,

Shut up as with a tight seal.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:3 -

But You, O Yahweh, are a shield H4043 about me,

My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:10 -

My shield H4043 is [fn]with God,

Who saves the upright in heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2 -

Yahweh is my [fn]rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;

My shield H4043 and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30 -

As for God, His way is [fn]blameless;

The word of Yahweh is [fn]tried;

He is a shield H4043 to all who take refuge in Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:35 -

You have also given me the shield H4043 of Your salvation,

And Your right hand upholds me;

And Your [fn]gentleness makes me great.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7 -

Yahweh is my strength and my shield H4043;

My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart exults,

And with my song I shall thank Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:20 -

Our soul is patient for Yahweh;

He is our help and our shield H4043.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:2 -

Take hold of [fn]shield H4043 and large shield

And rise up for my help.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:9 -

The nobles of the peoples have assembled themselves with the people of the God of Abraham,

For the shields H4043 of the earth belong to God;

He [fn]is highly exalted.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11 -

Do not slay them, or my people will forget;

Make them wander about by Your power, and bring them down,

O Lord, our shield H4043.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3 -

There He broke the [fn]flaming arrows,

The shield H4043 and the sword and the battle. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:9 -

See our shield H4043, O God,

And look upon the face of Your anointed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:11 -

For Yahweh God is a sun and shield H4043;

Yahweh gives grace and glory;

No good thing does He withhold [fn]from those who walk blamelessly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:18 -

For our shield H4043 belongs to Yahweh,

[fn]And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:9 -

O Israel, trust in Yahweh;

He is their help and their shield H4043.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:10 -

O house of Aaron, trust in Yahweh;

He is their help and their shield H4043.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:11 -

You who [fn]fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh;

He is their help and their shield H4043.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:114 -

You are my hiding place and my shield H4043;

I [fn]wait for Your word.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:2 -

My lovingkindness and my fortress,

My stronghold and my deliverer,

My shield H4043 and He in whom I take refuge,

Who subdues [fn]my people under me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:7 -

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright,

A shield H4043 to those who walk in integrity,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:11 -

Your poverty will come in like [fn]a vagabond

And your want like [fn]an armed H4043 man.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:34 -

Then your poverty will come as [fn]a robber

And your want like [fn]an armed H4043 man.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:5 -

Every word of God is [fn]tested;

He is a shield H4043 to those who take refuge in Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:4 -

“Your neck is like the tower of David,

Built [fn]with rows of stones

On which are hung one thousand shields H4043,

All the small shields of the mighty men.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:5 -

They set the table, they [fn]spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;

“Rise up, commanders, oil the shields H4043,”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:6 -

Now Elam took up the quiver

With the chariots, [fn]infantry, and horsemen;

And Kir uncovered the shield H4043.


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