Strong's Hebrew · H4043
מָגֵן
mâgên · maw-gane'
[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.
Definition
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
Derivation
also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה; from H1598 (גָּנַן);
Appears 63 times in Scripture
“When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.”
“Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.””
“He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.”
“You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.”
“As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.”
“O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.”
“After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.””
“My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).