מָגַן
mâgan · maw-gan'
properly, to shield; encompass with; figuratively, to rescue, to hand safely over (i.e. surrender)
Lexicon
Derivation: a denominative from H4043 (מָגֵן);
properly, to shield; encompass with; figuratively, to rescue, to hand safely over (i.e. surrender)
- properly, to shield
- encompass with
- figuratively, to rescue, to hand safely over (i.e. surrender)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: deliver.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to carry, to lift up › the seed, life continuing
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to carry, to lift up of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מָגַן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- which hath delivered1 · 33%
- shall she deliver1 · 33%
- how shall i deliver1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.