גָּנַן (gānan) is a Hebrew verb meaning cover. It appears 8 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1598).

Also rendered

• to defend

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 367)

Root family 367: גָּנַן gānan — defend. (ASV and RSV also render “put a shield about,” and “protect.”

• מָגֵן māgēn — shield
• גַּן gan — enclosure
• גַּנָּה gannâ — garden
• גִּנָּה ginnâ — garden
• מָגַן māgan — deliver up
• מְגִנָּה mĕginnâ — covering

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