Strong's Hebrew · H1598
H1598 gânan
גָּנַן
gaw-nan'
to defend
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gânan appears 8 times in Scripture, in 2 Kings, Isaiah and Zechariah. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect
In the King James Version
defend.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 8 times in Scripture
“‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’””
“The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.”
“I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’””
“On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.”
“Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.””
“I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’””
“And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
