מָגַן (māgan) is a Hebrew verb meaning deliver up. It appears 3 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4042).

Also rendered

• to deliver

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 367e)

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
• גָּנַן gānan — cover
• גִּנָּה ginnâ — garden
• מְגִנָּה mĕginnâ — covering

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