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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 BoxGen 15:1 - After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, 'Fear not, Abram, I am a shield to thee, thy reward is exceeding great.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 - O thy happiness, O Israel! who is like thee? A people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And He who is the sword of thine excellency: And thine enemies are subdued for thee, And thou on their high places dost tread.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:8 - He chooseth new gods, Then war is at the gates! A shield is not seen -- and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:21 - Mountains of Gilboa! No dew nor rain be on you, And fields of heave-offerings! For there hath become loathsome The shield of the mighty, The shield of Saul -- without the anointed with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:3 - My God is my rock -- I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Saviour, from violence Thou savest me!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:31 - God! Perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He is to all those trusting in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:36 - And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:17 - and three hundred shields of alloyed gold -- three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the king putteth 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 taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king, yea, the whole he hath taken; and he taketh all the shields of gold that Solomon made.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:27 - And king Rehoboam maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath made them a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners, those keeping the opening of the house of the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:32 - Therefore, thus said Jehovah, Concerning the king of Asshur: He doth not come in unto this city, Nor doth he shoot there an arrow, Nor doth he come before it with shield. Nor doth he pour out against it a mount.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18 - Sons of Reuben, and the Gadite, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, of sons of valour, men bearing shield and sword, and treading bow, and taught in battle, are forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty, going out to the host.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:16 - and three hundred shields of alloyed gold, three hundred shekels of gold he causeth to go up on the one shield, and the king putteth 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 cometh up against Jerusalem, and taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king -- the whole he hath taken -- and he taketh 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 maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath given them a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners who are keeping the opening of the house of the king;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:8 - And there is to Asa a force bearing target and spear, out of Judah three hundred thousand, and out of Benjamin, bearing shield and treading bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these are mighty of valour.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:17 - And of Benjamin: mighty of valour, Eliada, and with him, armed with bow and shield, two hundred chiefs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:9 - And Jehoiada the priest giveth to the heads of the hundreds the spears, and the shields, and the bucklers that are king David's, that are in the house of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:14 - And Uzziah prepareth for them, for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, even to stones of the slings.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And he strengtheneth himself, and buildeth the whole of the wall that is broken, and causeth it to ascend unto the towers, and at the outside of the wall another, and strengtheneth Millo, in the city of David, and maketh darts in abundance, and shields.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 - And Hezekiah hath riches and honour very much, and treasures he hath made to himself of silver, and of gold, and of precious stone, and of spices, and of shields, and of all kinds of desirable vessels,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - yea, it cometh to pass, from that day, half of my servants are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the heads are behind all the house of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:26 - He runneth unto Him with a neck, With thick bosses of his shields.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:15 - A pride -- strong ones of shields, Shut up -- a close seal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:3 - And Thou, O Jehovah, art a shield for me, My honour, and lifter up of my head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:10 - My shield is on God, Saviour of 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 bulwark, And my deliverer, My God is my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30 - God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:35 - And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7 - Jehovah is my strength, and my shield, In Him my heart trusted, and I have been helped. And my heart exulteth, And with my song I thank Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:20 - Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield is He,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:9 - Nobles of peoples have been gathered, With the people of the God of Abraham, For to God are the shields of earth, Greatly hath He been exalted!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11 - Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3 - There he hath shivered arrows of a bow, Shield, and sword, and battle. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:9 - Our shield, see, O God, And behold the face of Thine anointed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:11 - For a sun and a shield is Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:9 - O Israel, trust in Jehovah, 'Their help and their shield is He.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:10 - O house of Aaron, trust in Jehovah, 'Their help and their shield is He.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:11 - Ye fearing Jehovah, trust in Jehovah, 'Their help and their shield is He.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:114

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:114 - My hiding place and my shield art Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:2 - My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:7 - Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:11 - And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:34 - And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:5 - Every saying of God is tried, A shield He is to those trusting in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:4 - As the tower of David is thy neck, built for an armoury, The chief of the shields are hung on it, All shields of the mighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:5 - Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:6 - And Elam hath borne a quiver, In a chariot of men -- horsemen, And Kir hath exposed a shield.

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