2 Chronicles 14:8:122 Chr.14.8.W12TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:7
מָגֵן֙
magen
“a shield”
- Transliteration
- ma-GEN
- Extended
- maa-GEEN
- IPA
- /noːsˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a shield
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-GEN
- phraseyour reading level
nos-SE ma-GEN
- sentence
va-ye-HI-le-A-sa KHA-yil no-SE tsin-NA va-RO-makh mi-ye-hu-DA she-LOSH me-OT E-lef u-mi-bin-ya-MIN nos-SE ma-GEN ve-dor-KHE KE-shet ma-A-ta-yim u-she-mo-NIM A-lef kul-E-le gib-bo-RE KHA-yil
Root and etymology
RootMem–Gimel–Nun
“shield, protector”
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:8
And Asa had an army bearing large shields and spears from Judah—300,000—and from Benjamin, shield bearers and bowmen, 280,000; all were mighty warriors .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 14:8, so the Hebrew word מָגֵן֙ (magen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.14.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.8.W12.S1) and character.