H4043 מָגֵן
mâgên — a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
KJV: [idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.
Derived from גָּנַן gânan (to hedge about)
Occurs 63 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
Where it occurs
- Genesis 15:1 — After these things the LORD’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your…
- Deuteronomy 33:29 — You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, the sword of your…
- Judges 5:8 — They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
- 2 Samuel 1:21 — You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; for there the shield of the…
- 2 Samuel 22:3 — God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior…
- 2 Samuel 22:31 — As for God, his way is perfect. The LORD’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
- 2 Samuel 22:36 — You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
- 1 Kings 10:17 — He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the…
- 1 Kings 14:26 — and he took away the treasures of the LORD’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He even took away all of it…
- 1 Kings 14:27 — King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who…