מָגֵן (māgēn) is a Hebrew noun meaning shield. It appears 63 times in 18 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4043).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 367c)

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

• גַּן gan — enclosure
• גַּנָּה gannâ — garden
• גָּנַן gānan — cover
• גִּנָּה ginnâ — garden
• מָגַן māgan — deliver up
• מְגִנָּה mĕginnâ — covering

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