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מָגֵן H4043

H4043 is the Hebrew word מָגֵן, transliterated mâgên and said maw-gane'. The King James Version most often renders it shield.

Word: מָגֵןTransliteration: mâgênSaid: maw-gane'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 52 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

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

How the King James Version translates it

Across 55 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

shield 25×shields 13×buckler 6×bucklers 2×defence 2×armed 2×also the shields 1×scales 1×art a shield 1×both the shields 1×rulers 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.

Verses using מָגֵן

The first 40 of 52 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 15:1 · KJV

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Deuteronomy 33:29 · KJV

Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

Judges 5:8 · KJV

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

2 Samuel 1:21 · KJV

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

2 Samuel 22:3 · KJV

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:31 · KJV

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

2 Samuel 22:36 · KJV

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

1 Kings 10:17 · KJV

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

1 Kings 14:26 · KJV

And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

1 Kings 14:27 · KJV

And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.

2 Kings 19:32 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

1 Chronicles 5:18 · KJV

The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.

2 Chronicles 9:16 · KJV

And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

2 Chronicles 12:9 · KJV

So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

2 Chronicles 12:10 · KJV

Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.

2 Chronicles 14:8 · KJV

And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

2 Chronicles 17:17 · KJV

And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.

2 Chronicles 23:9 · KJV

Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God.

2 Chronicles 26:14 · KJV

And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.

2 Chronicles 32:5 · KJV

Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

2 Chronicles 32:27 · KJV

And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;

Nehemiah 4:16 · KJV

And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

Job 41:15 · KJV

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

Psalm 3:3 · KJV

But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

Psalm 7:10 · KJV

My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

Psalm 18:2 · KJV

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Psalm 18:30 · KJV

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

Psalm 18:35 · KJV

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Psalm 28:7 · KJV

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Psalm 35:2 · KJV

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

Psalm 47:9 · KJV

The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

Psalm 76:3 · KJV

There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

Psalm 84:9 · KJV

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

Psalm 84:11 · KJV

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Psalm 89:18 · KJV

For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

Psalm 119:114 · KJV

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

Psalm 144:2 · KJV

My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

Proverbs 2:7 · KJV

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

Proverbs 6:11 · KJV

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 24:34 · KJV

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4043 mean?

H4043 is the Hebrew word מָגֵן (mâgên), meaning a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile.

How is H4043 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it shield (25 times), shields (13 times), buckler (6 times), bucklers (2 times), defence (2 times), among others.

How many times does H4043 appear in the Bible?

מָגֵן (mâgên) is tagged in 52 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4043 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה; from H1598 (גָּנַן).

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