מגן

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ג־נ־ן (g-n-n)

Cognate with Arabic مِجَنّ (mijann) and Phoenician 𐤌𐤂𐤍 (mgn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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מָגֵן (magénm (plural indefinite מגינים / מָגִנִּים, singular construct מָגֵן־, plural construct מגיני / מָגִנֵּי־) [pattern: מַקְטֵל]

  1. shield (a broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body)
  2. shield (he who or that which protects)

Usage notes

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  • The kamats vowel anomalously remains unreduced, even in forms where it is no longer pretonic.

Declension

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Derived terms

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