גָּנַןgânan
cover, surround, defend
Pronunciation: gaw-nan' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1598
Meanings
Qal: defend (Isaiah 37:35; Isaiah 31:5; Isaiah 38:6)
Hiph`il: defend, (= Qal) (Isaiah 31:5; Zechariah 9:15; Zechariah 12:8)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- 2 Kings 19:34 For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.”
- 2 Kings 20:6 I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.’”
- Isaiah 31:5 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will hover over Jerusalem and protect it like a bird protecting its nest. He will defend and save the city; he will pass over it and rescue it.”
- Isaiah 37:35 ‘For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.’”
- Isaiah 38:6 and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. Yes, I will defend this city.
- Zechariah 9:15 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will protect his people, and they will defeat their enemies by hurling great stones. They will shout in battle as though drunk with wine. They will be filled with blood like a bowl, drenched with blood like the corners of the altar.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).