מָגַן mâgan — properly, to shield

pronounced maw-gan' · Strong's H4042 · 3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Pi'el

Translated in the KJV as deliver.

a denominative from H4043; properly, to shield; encompass with; figuratively, to rescue, to hand safely over (i.e. surrender).

mâgan in each stem

Pi'el 3×

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 2Perfect (qatal) 1

מִגֵּ֥ן Gen 14:20 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. (KJV)

תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ Prov 4:9 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person feminine singular

She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. (KJV)

אֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙ Hos 11:8 Imperfect (yiqtol), 1st person common singular

How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. (KJV)

What the stems mean

A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›

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