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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4044 - מְגִנָּה

Transliteration

mᵉginnâh

Phonetics

meg-in-naw'

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H4042)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

367d

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) covering

1a) covering, obstinacy, blindness (of the heart)

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (1)

Lamentations 1

NAS (1)

Lamentations 1

HCS (1)

Lamentations 1

BSB (1)

Lamentations 1

ESV (1)

Lamentations 1

WEB (1)

Lamentations 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2331) n c m (מגנ MGN) AC: Deliver CO: Burden AB: ?

V) n c m (מגנ MGN) - Deliver: KJV (3): (vf: Piel) deliver - Strongs: H4042 (מָגַן)

N^f1) e n c m (מגנה MGNH) - Burden: A heavy burden that is to be delivered. KJV (1): sorrow - Strongs: H4044 (מְגִנָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מְגִנָּה noun feminine covering, מְגִנַּתלֵֿב Lamentations 3:65 covering of heart, i.e. a hard shell about the heart = obstinacy, so Ges (compare Qor 6:25

) RV; or, covering of the understanding, blindness of the heart, so Ew Ke Näg Che.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מְגִנָּה f. a covering (from the root גָּנַן); once Lamentations 3:65, מְגִנַּת־לֵב “covering of the heart,” i.e. hardening, obstinacy; compare κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν, 2 Corinthians 3:15 and Arab. أَكِنَّةُ على القلوب coverings over hearts, Koran vi. 25; xvi. 48. Kimchi rightly compared fatness of heart, Isaiah 6:10 but Jos. Kimchi (the father) comparing Arab. القلب غاشية (i.e. veiling of the heart, failing of mind), understands failing of mind, mortal disease.

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List of Word Forms

מְגִנַּת־ מגנת־ mə·ḡin·naṯ- meginnat məḡinnaṯ-