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מָגֵן

mâgên · maw-gane'Hebrew · H4043

Derivation

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

Meaning

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

In the King James Version

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

Translated as

shield (26), shields (15), buckler (6), bucklers (2), defence (2), armed (2), scales (1), rulers (1)

Where it appears

Found in 52 verses

Genesis
15:1
Deuteronomy
33:29
Judges
5:8
2 Samuel
1:21, 22:3, 22:31, 22:36
1 Kings
10:17, 14:26, 14:27
2 Kings
19:32
1 Chronicles
5:18
2 Chronicles
9:16, 12:9, 12:10, 14:8, 17:17, 23:9, 26:14, 32:5, 32:27
Nehemiah
4:16
Proverbs
2:7, 6:11, 24:34, 30:5
Song of Solomon
4:4
Isaiah
37:33
Jeremiah
46:3, 46:9
Ezekiel
23:24, 27:10, 38:4, 38:5, 39:9
Hosea
4:18
Nahum
2:3

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