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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4043 matches the Hebrew מָגֵן (māḡēn),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:3

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

My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:10

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My shield H4043 is [fn]with God,

Who saves the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2

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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30

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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:35

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

And Your right hand upholds me;

And Your [fn]gentleness makes me great.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7

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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:20

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Our soul is patient for Yahweh;

He is our help and our shield H4043.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:2

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Take hold of [fn]shield H4043 and large shield

And rise up for my help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:9

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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11

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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3 -

There He broke the [fn]flaming arrows,

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:9 -

See our shield H4043, O God,

And look upon the face of Your anointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:11

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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:18

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For our shield H4043 belongs to Yahweh,

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:9

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O Israel, trust in Yahweh;

He is their help and their shield H4043.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:10 -

O house of Aaron, trust in Yahweh;

He is their help and their shield H4043.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:11

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

He is their help and their shield H4043.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:114

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You are my hiding place and my shield H4043;

I [fn]wait for Your word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:2

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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.

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