To defend
גָּנַןStrong’s H1598ganan (ga-nan)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ganan is the Hebrew word usually translated “defend”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.”
Meaning
- To defend, cover, surround(Qal) to defend · (Hiphil) to defend
How it's translated
- and i will defend 4
- he will defend 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 3
- 2 Kings 2
- Zechariah 2
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 12:8In contextIn that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
- 2 Kings 19:34For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
- 2 Kings 20:6And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
- Isaiah 31:5As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
- Isaiah 37:35For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
- Isaiah 38:6And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
Hebrew dictionary
גָּנַן ganan · to defend
1) to defend, cover, surround 1a) (Qal) to defend 1b) (Hiphil) to defend
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “defend” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEFEND, verb transitive
- To drive from; to thrust back; hence, to deny; to repel a demand, charge, or accusation; to oppose; to resist; the effect of which is to maintain ones own claims.
- To forbid; to prohibit; that is, to drive from, or back.
- To drive back a foe or danger; to repel from any thing that which assails or annoys; to protect by opposition or resistance; to support or maintain; to prevent from being injured, or destroyed.“There arose, to defend Israel, Tola the son of Puah” Judges 10:1
- To vindicate; to assert; to uphold; to maintain uninjured, by force or by argument; as, to defend our cause; to defend rights and privileges; to defend reputation.
All definitions and other forms of “defend”
- To secure against attacks or evil; to fortify against danger or violence; to set obstacles to the approach of any thing that can annoy.
DEFEND, verb intransitive
To make opposition; as, the party comes into court, defends and says.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.