Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mâgên

maw-gane'

מָגֵן

What it means

a shield

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 gânan (גָּנַן)

How the King James translates it

  • shield26
  • shields15
  • buckler6
  • bucklers2
  • defence2
  • armed2
  • scales1
  • rulers1

Every place it appears 55