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ma.gen H4043

מָגֵן (ma.gen) means “shield” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

מָגֵן Hebrew · H4043 63 tagged occurrences in 60 verses

Pronunciation guide: maw-gane' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H4043

מָגֵן · ma.gen · shield

shield, buckler

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה; from H1598 (גָּנַן); a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile

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

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How translators render H4043

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
shields 7
the shield 5
and shield 4
shield 4
is a shield 3
my shield 3
small shields 3
the shields 3
your shield 3
and my shield 2
and shields 2
our shield 2
their shields 2
with a shield 2
with shields 2
a shield 1
and a shield 1
and bucklers 1
and our shield 1
and the large 1
are a shield 1
he is a shield 1
he is my shield 1
he is the shield 1
of our shield 1
of scales are 1
the bucklers 1
their rulers 1
your shields small 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the shield 8
shields 6
a buckler 3
and shield 3
and their shield 3
a shield 2
and my shield 2
and shields 2
as an armed 2
me the shield 2
my shield 2
our shield 2
shield 2
all the shields 1
also the shields 1
and bucklers 1
and for shields 1
and our shield 1
both the shields 1
buckler 1
bucklers 1
for the shields 1
for there the shield 1
her rulers 1
it with shield 1
it with shields 1
my buckler 1
my defence 1
of his bucklers 1
of shield 1
our defence 1
scales 1
the shields 1
thy shield 1
was there a shield 1
with them all of them with shield 1
ye the buckler 1

Verses containing H4043

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  1. Isaiah 37:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.

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  2. Jeremiah 46:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!

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  3. Jeremiah 46:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

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  4. Ezekiel 23:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.

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  5. Ezekiel 27:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.

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  6. Ezekiel 38:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.

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  7. Ezekiel 38:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,

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  8. Ezekiel 39:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.

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  9. Hosea 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.

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  10. Nahum 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.

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    Source alternate reference: 2.4

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