{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H4043",
  "lemma": "מָגֵן",
  "transliteration": "mâgên",
  "definition": "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.",
  "occurrences": 63,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H1598",
      "lemma": "גָּנַן",
      "transliteration": "gânan",
      "meaning": "to hedge about",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H1598"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "מָגֵן n.m. & f. shield"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 15:1",
      "text": "After these things the LORD’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/15?v=1"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Deuteronomy 33:29",
      "text": "You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, the sword of your…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/33?v=29"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 5:8",
      "text": "They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/5?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 1:21",
      "text": "You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; for there the shield of the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/1?v=21"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 22:3",
      "text": "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…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/22?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 22:31",
      "text": "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.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/22?v=31"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 22:36",
      "text": "You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/22?v=36"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 10:17",
      "text": "He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/10?v=17"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 14:26",
      "text": "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…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/14?v=26"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 14:27",
      "text": "King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/14?v=27"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H4043",
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  },
  "credit": "Besorah (https://besorah.bible). Texts and word data are open; terms and licences:",
  "license": "https://besorah.bible/data-licence.txt",
  "credits": "https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html"
}