Strong’s definition
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
KJV gloss list in the source
[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.
Source pronunciation notation: maw-gane'
Derivation recorded by Strong
also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה; from H1598 (גָּנַן);
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