Genesis 15:1:12Gen.15.1.W12TAB

מָגֵ֣ן

magen

“a shield”

Transliteration: ma-GEN
Extended: mah-GEHN
IPA: /maː.ˈɣeːn/

Meaning by language

English: a shield

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Result

מָ + גֵ֣ן

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ma + gen

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magen

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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Word in context

word
ma-GEN
phraseyour reading level
ma-GEN LAKH
clause
al-ti-RA av-RAM a-no-KHI ma-GEN LAKH se-KHAR-kha har-BEH me-OD
sentence
a-KHAR had-de-va-RIM ha-EL-leh ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM bam-ma-kha-ZEH le-MOR al-ti-RA av-RAM a-no-KHI ma-GEN LAKH se-KHAR-kha har-BEH me-OD

Exegesis

In anochi magen lakh {אָנֹכִי מָגֵן לָךְ | ʾā-nō-kî mā-gēn lāḵ}, the emphatic pronoun anochi ‘I’ foregrounds the speaker’s identity, and magen ‘shield’ serves as a metaphor for comprehensive protection.

Root and etymology

m-g-nm-g-n

“to protect, to shield”

In context — Genesis 15:1

After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram; I am a shield for you, and your reward will be very great.”

About this coordinate

Genesis 15:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 15:1, 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 Gen.15.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.1.W12.S1) and character.

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