Words the Bible translates as shield
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- magenמָגֵןa shield: the hand-held piece of armor a soldier holds up to block blows, and by extension anyone or anything that protects
- tsinnahצִנָּהa large shield: the tall, body-length shield a soldier crouched behind in battle
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- a hook or barb: a pointed implement for dragging captives away
- coolness: the refreshing chill of cold, as of snow
- gananגָּנַןto shield: to spread protection over a place or people so that an attack never reaches them, something the Bible says only of God
- sheletשֶׁלֶטa piece of a fighting man's gear, usually taken to be a shield: costly enough to be plated with gold, kept in royal and temple stores, and hung up on walls for display
- ḥophaphחׇפַףto shieldnot studied yet
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