H4043 מָגֵן

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 63 KJV occurrences

מָגֵן

mâgên · maw-gane'

Definition

a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile

KJV Renderings

[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.

Derivation / Etymology

also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה; from H1598 (גָּנַן);

Sample KJV Verses (8 of 63)

Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
2 Samuel 22:36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
2 Chronicles 9:16And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
2 Chronicles 32:27¶ And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
Psalms 18:35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs 6:11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Jeremiah 46:9Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.