מָגַן
magan · deliver over; shield
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4042 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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magan (מָגַן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “deliver over; shield”.
Deliver over, hand someone over into another's power; also give, and shield.
How to say it
ma·gan
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To put into someone's hands what was in another's power.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- hand you over ×1
- has delivered ×1
- she will present to you ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 14:20
and blessed be El Elyon, who has delivered your adversaries into your hand.” And he gave him a tenth of everything.
- Proverbs 4:9
She will place on your head a garland of favor; a crown of beauty she will present to you.”
- Hosea 11:8
How can I give you up, Ephraim, hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah, set you like Zeboiim? My heart has turned within me; together my compassions are kindled.