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ga.nan H1598

גָּנַן (ga.nan) means “to defend” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

גָּנַן Hebrew · H1598 8 tagged occurrences in 7 verses

Pronunciation guide: gaw-nan' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1598

גָּנַן · ga.nan · to defend

1) to defend, cover, surround 1a) (Qal) to defend 1b) (Hiphil) to defend

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect

KJV glosses: defend.

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How translators render H1598

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
i will defend 4
he will shield it 1
will defend 1
will protect 1
will shield 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and i will defend 2
defend 2
for i will defend 2
defending 1
shall defend 1

Verses containing H1598

Page 1 of 1. 7 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 2 Kings 19:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

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  2. 2 Kings 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’”

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  3. Isaiah 31:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.”

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  4. Isaiah 37:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

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  5. Isaiah 38:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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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  6. Zechariah 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  7. Zechariah 12:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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Sources and text

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