H4043 H4043
shield, defensive weapon; armed man, shield-bearer; ruler, protector
1. shield, defensive weapon — A small defensive armament (shield, buckler) used in battle, often used metaphorically of God as protector, in all singular and plural inflections with possessive and conjunctive forms. 60×
AR["التُّرْسَ","الـ-وَاحِدِ","المِجَنِّ","تُرسٍ","تُرْسًا","تُرْسٌ","تُرْسَ","تُرْسُ","مِجَنٍّ","مِجَنُّ"]·ben["-ছোট-ঢাল","ছোট-ঢালে","ঢাল","ঢালের"]·DE["Schild","Schild-von","bin-ein-Schild","der-Schild","der-Schild-","ein-Schild"]·EN["a-shield","buckler","shield","shield-of","the-shield","the-shield-of"]·FR["bouclier","bouclier-de","de-jardin","le-bouclier","un-bouclier"]·heb["ה-מגן","הַ-מָּגֵן","מגן"]·HI["छोटी-ढाल-पर","ढाल","धल","मागेन"]·ID["perisai"]·IT["il-scudo","scudo","scudo-di","un-scudo"]·jav["tameng","tamèng"]·KO["그-방패","그-작은-방패","방패","방패(접)","방패-가","방패-를","방패-와","방패-이시니","방패가","방패다","방패를","방패이다","작은-방패와"]·PT["escudo","escudo-de","o-escudo","és-escudo"]·RU["Щит","щит","щит -"]·ES["el-escudo","el-escudo-pequeño","escudo","escudo-de"]·SW["ngao","ngao-ndogo","ngao-ya","ni-ngao"]·TR["kalkan","kalkani","kalkanı","kalkanım","kalkanını","küçük-kalkan","siper"]·urd["ڈھال"]
Gen 15:1, Deut 33:29, Judg 5:8, 2 Sam 1:21, 2 Sam 1:21, 2 Sam 22:3, 2 Sam 22:31, 2 Sam 22:36, 1 Kgs 10:17, 1 Kgs 10:17, 1 Kgs 14:26, 1 Kgs 14:27 (+38 more)
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Senses
2. armed man, shield-bearer — One who carries a shield; an armed or equipped warrior, used as a substantive describing a person rather than the weapon itself. 2×
AR["مُسَلَّحٍ"]·ben["ঢাল","সশস্ত্র"]·DE["Schild"]·EN["a-shield","shields"]·FR["bouclier"]·heb["מגן"]·HI["ढालधारी","हथियारधारी-के"]·ID["bersenjata"]·IT["scudo"]·jav["bersenjata","kang-bersenjata"]·KO["무장한"]·PT["armado","escudo"]·RU["вооружённый","вооружённый."]·ES["armado","de-escudo"]·SW["mwenye-silaha"]·TR["silahlı"]·urd["ڈھال-والے","ڈھالدار"]
3. ruler, protector — A metaphorical extension meaning a ruler, prince, or protector of a people, one who shields or defends others in a governing capacity. 1×
AR["حُماتُها"]·ben["তার-ঢালগুলি"]·DE["[מגניה]"]·EN["her-rulers"]·FR["bouclier"]·heb["מגיניה"]·HI["ढालों-उसके"]·ID["perisai-perisai-mereka"]·IT["scudo"]·jav["pangayoman"]·PT["escudos-dela"]·RU["защитники-её"]·ES["sus-escudos"]·SW["walinzi-wake"]·TR["koruyucuları"]·urd["ڑھالوں-اُس-کے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מָגֵן n.m. 1 K 14:27, & f. 1 K 10:17, shield (Arabic مِجَنٌّ, Aramaic מְגִנָּא, ܡܓܶܢܳܐ )—מָגֵן Gn 15:1 + 33 times (also cstr. Dt 33:29 Na 2:4); sf. מָגִנִּי ψ 7:11 + 5 times; מָגִנֵּנוּ ψ 33:20 + 3 times; מָגִנָּם ψ 115:9, 10, 11; pl. מָגִנִּים 1 K 10:17 + 6 times; מָגִנּוֹת 2 Ch 23:9; cstr. מָגִנֵּי 1 K 14:26 + 4 times; sf. מָגִנָּיו Jb 15:26; מָגִנֶּיהָ Ho 4:18;—shield, buckler, carried by…