Strong's H4043

מָגֵן

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

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

Derivation

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

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, מָגֵן is translated as: [idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.