מגן

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־נ־ן‎ (g-n-n)

Cognate with Arabic مِجَنّ‎ (mijann) and Phoenician 𐤌𐤂𐤍‎ (mgn).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /maˈɡen/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mɔ.ˈɣen/
Audio (file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

shield (large piece of armor, held on the arm)
shield (he who or that which protects)

Usage notes

The kamats vowel anomalously remains unreduced, even in forms where it is no longer pretonic.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

מָגֵן אֲשָׁכִים‎ (magén ashakhím)
מָגֵן בֵּיצִים‎ (magén beytsím)
מָגֵן דָּוִד‎ (magén davíd)
אֵפוֹד מָגֵן‎ (efód magén)

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