2 Samuel 22:36:22 Sam.22.36.W2TAB
מָגֵ֣ן
magen
“a shield”
- Transliteration
- ma-GEN
- Extended
- maa-GEEN
- IPA
- /maːˈɣeːn/
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
ma-GEN yish-E-kha
- clause
va-tit-TEN-li ma-GEN yish-E-kha
- sentence
va-tit-TEN-li ma-GEN yish-E-kha va-a-NO-te-kha tar-BE-ni
Exegesis
The construct phrase magen yisheka {מָגֵן יִשְׁעֶךָ | māḡēn yišʿəḵā} ‘shield of your salvation’ ties divine protection to deliverance.
Root and etymology
m-g-nmem–gimel–nun
“shield, protect”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:36
You gave me the shield of Your salvation , and Your gentleness makes me great.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 22:36, so the Hebrew word מָגֵ֣ן (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 Sam.22.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.36.W2.S1) and character.