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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #1598 - גָּנַן

Transliteration

gânan

Phonetics

gaw-nan'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

367

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to defend, cover, surround
1. (Qal) to defend
2. (Hiphil) to defend

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (8)

2 Kings 2

Isaiah 4

Zechariah 2

BSB (8)

2 Kings 2

Isaiah 4

Zechariah 2

CSB (7)

2 Kings 2

Isaiah 4

Zechariah 2

ESV (7)

2 Kings 2

Isaiah 4

Zechariah 2

KJV (8)

2 Kings 2

Isaiah 4

Zechariah 2

LEB (8)

2 Kings 2

Isaiah 4

Zechariah 2

LSB (8)

2 Kings 2

Isaiah 4

Zechariah 2

N95 (8)

2 Kings 2

Isaiah 4

Zechariah 2

NAS (8)

2 Kings 2

Isaiah 4

Zechariah 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

2 Kings 2

Isaiah 4

Zechariah 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1060) n c (גנ GN) AC: ? CO: Garden AB: Protection: The pictograph c is a picture of the foot and means to walk with an extended meaning to gather. The n is a picture of a sprouting seed. Combined these mean "a gathering of seeds". A garden is a place for growing crops and is often surrounded by a rock wall or hedge to protect it from grazing animals. (eng: genesis; beginning; genetics; genome)

A) n c (גנ GN) AC: ? CO: Garden AB: ?: A garden enclosed by walls for protection. A shield as a wall of protection.

N^m/f) n c (גנ GN) - Garden: KJV (42): garden - Strongs: H1588 (גַּן)

N^f1) e n c (גנה GNH) - Garden: KJV (12): garden - Strongs: H1593 (גַּנָּה)

a^m) n c m (מגנ MGN) - Shield: A wall of protection. KJV (63): shield, buckler, armed, defense, ruler - Strongs: H4043 (מְגִנָּה)

e^f1) e n i c (גינה GYNH) - Garden: KJV (4): garden - Strongs: H1594 (גִּנָּה)

B) n n c (גננ GNN) AC: ? CO: Shield AB: ?: A wall of protection.

V) n n c (גננ GNN) - Shield: A protection of an individual or community. KJV (8): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) defend - Strongs: H1598 (גָּנַן)

C) n c a (אגנ AGN) AC: ? CO: Basin AB: ?: A container enclosed by walls.

N^m) n c a (אגנ AGN) - Basin: KJV (3): basons, cup, goblet - Strongs: H101 (אַגָּן)

Adopted Roots:

A2073 B n c (Steal, Thief, Theft)
A2074 Z n c (Store, Treasure)
A3010 K z n c (Treasury)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[גָּנַן] verb cover, surround, defend (Arabic

, Aramaic אַגֵּן (Aph`el), Palmyrene אגן Vog^Palm.132ff.) —

Qal Perfect וְגַנּוֺתִי Isaiah 37:35 3t.; Infinitive absolute גָּנוֺן Isaiah 31:5 (c. Hiph`il q. v.) — defend, subject always ׳י; object the city Jerusalem with על Isaiah 37:35; Isaiah 38:6 = 2 Kings 20:6; 2 Kings 19:34 with אֶלֿ ("" הוֺשִׁיעַ).

Hiph`il Imperfect — or

Qal according to Ba^{ZMG 1889,178}, who compare Arabic — יָגֵן Isaiah 31:5 2t. — defend (= Qal), Jerusalem Isaiah 31:5 יגן גָּ֗֗֗נוֺן with על ("" הִצִּיל); object Yahweh's people Zechariah 9:15 with על, Zechariah 12:8 with בְּעַד.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

גָּנַן (kindred to כָּנַן, עָנַן), prop. to cover, to cover over, i.q. Arabic جَنَّ, figuratively, to protect; always used of God as protecting men, followed by עַל, like verbs of covering (see עַל No. 2, ). 2 Kings 20:6, וְגַנּוֹתִי עַל־הָעִיד הַזֹּאת “and I will protect this city.” Isaiah 37:35, 38:6 אֶל 2 Kings 19:34. Pret. גַּנּוֹתִי; inf. absol. גָּנוֹן Isaiah 31:5.

Hiphil, fut. יָגֵן i.q. Kal, Isaiah 31:5; Zechariah 9:15 (followed by עַל); 12:8 (followed by בְּעַד, see בְּעַד No. 4 ).

Derivatives, גַּן, גַּנָּה, גִּנָּה, מָגֵן, מְגִנָּה.

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List of Word Forms

גָּנ֥וֹן גנון וְגַנּוֹתִ֖י וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י וְגַנּוֹתִי֙ וגנותי יָגֵ֛ן יָגֵ֣ן יָגֵ֤ן יגן gā·nō·wn gaNon gānōwn vegannoTi wə·ḡan·nō·w·ṯî wəḡannōwṯî yā·ḡên yaGen yāḡên