מָגֵן magen
Hebrew word for “shield” · Strong’s H4043 · used 63 times in 60 verses
Meaning
shield, buckler
How it is translated
Glosses given for magen in context, with how often each is used:
- shield 47
- shields 16
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 19 | 1.0 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 10 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Samuel | 5 | 0.5 | |
| Ezekiel | 5 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Kings | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Proverbs | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Isaiah | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 6 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
2 Samuel 22 (3), Psalms 18 (3), Psalms 115 (3), 1 Kings 14 (2), 2 Chronicles 12 (2), 2 Chronicles 32 (2), Psalms 84 (2), Jeremiah 46 (2), Ezekiel 38 (2), Genesis 15 (1)
Forms
- מגן 27
- מגני 9
- ומגן 5
- מגנים 4
- המגן 3
- מגננו 3
- ומגנם 3
- ומגני 2
- המגנות 1
- ומגנים 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with magen more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- קֶשֶׁת qeshet “bow” 8
- צִנָּה tsinnah “shield” 6
- חָסָה chasah “to seek refuge” 6
- רֹמַח romach “spear” 5
- עֵזֶר ezer “helper” 5
- חַיִל chayil “strength” 7
- גִּבּוֹר gibbor “mighty man” 6
- יֵשַׁע yesah “salvation” 4
- כּוֹבַע kova “helmet” 3
- פּוּט put “Put” 3
- דָּרַךְ darakh “to tread” 4
- מֵאָה meah “hundred” 6
Key verses
The verses using magen that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 15:1 — 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 — 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…
- 2 Samuel 22:3 — 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 Chronicles 32:5 — 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…
- Psalms 3:3 — But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
- Psalms 18:2 — 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.
- Psalms 28:7 — 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.
- Psalms 47:9 — 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.
- Psalms 59:11 — Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
- Psalms 84:11 — 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.
- Psalms 89:18 — For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
- Proverbs 30:5 — Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
See all 60 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.