What does אִישׁ · מָגֵן mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · מָגֵן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".
Hebrew · H376, H4043
כְּאִישׁ מָגֵן
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector ; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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מָגֵן H4043 a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector ; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
Pronunciation māḡēn
Shield both literal and metaphorical protection; God as Israel's shield emphasizes covenantal defense and security
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What does כְּאִישׁ מָגֵן (ke'ish magen) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · מָגֵן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H4043?
H376, H4043 is connected to 2,250 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Strong's H376, H4043
Lexical occurrences 2,250 verses Source Gloss
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כְּאִישׁ מָגֵן is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain