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It is often used in the context of God providing protection or covering for His people, akin to a shield or a hedge. This term emphasizes the divine guardianship and the assurance of safety under God's care.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of protection was vital, given the frequent threats from neighboring nations and the harshness of the natural environment. The imagery of God as a protector would resonate deeply with the Israelites, who understood the necessity of divine intervention for survival and prosperity. The term "ganan" reflects the cultural reliance on God as a shield against both physical and spiritual adversaries.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to cover, surround, defend<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>defend (6), protect (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">גָּנַן</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cover, surround, defend</b></font> (Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017015.gif">, Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">אַגֵּן</font> (Aph`el), Palmyrene <font class="hebrew2">אגן</font> Vog<sup>Palm.132 ff.</sup>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וְגַנּוֺתִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35</a> 3t.; <em>Infinitive absolute</em> <font class="hebrew2">גָּנוֺן</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a> (c. Hiph`il q. v.) — <em>defend</em>, subject always <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>; object the city Jerusalem with <font class="hebrew2">על</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-6.htm">Isaiah 38:6</a> = <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34</a> with <font class="hebrew2">אֶלֿ</font> ("" <font class="hebrew2">הוֺשִׁיעַ</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> — or <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> according to Ba<sup>ZMG 1889, 178</sup>, who compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017016.gif"> — <font class="hebrew2">יָגֵן</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a> 2t. — <em>defend</em> (= Qal), Jerusalem <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a> <font class="hebrew2">יגן גָּ֗֗֗נוֺן</font> with <font class="hebrew2">על</font> ("" <font class="hebrew2">הִצִּיל</font>); object Yahweh's people <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/9-15.htm">Zechariah 9:15</a> with <font class="hebrew2">על</font>, <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8</a> with <font class="hebrew2">בְּעַד</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>defend <p>A primitive root; to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect -- defend. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_kings/19-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 19:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י </b> אֶל־ הָעִ֥יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For I will defend</span> this city<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">For I will defend</span> this city, to save<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/19-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">will defend</span> about city<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/20-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 20:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את <b> וְגַנּוֹתִי֙ </b> עַל־ הָעִ֣יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Assyria; <span class="itali">and I will defend</span> this<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Assyria; <span class="itali">and I will defend</span> this city<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/20-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> city and I <span class="itali">will defend</span> and city<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/31-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 31:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָפ֔וֹת כֵּ֗ן <b> יָגֵ֛ן </b> יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of hosts <span class="itali">will protect</span> Jerusalem.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of hosts <span class="itali">defend</span> Jerusalem;<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/31-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> flying so <span class="itali">will protect</span> the LORD of hosts<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/31-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 31:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם <b> גָּנ֥וֹן </b> וְהִצִּ֖יל פָּסֹ֥חַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Jerusalem. <span class="itali">He will protect</span> and deliver<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jerusalem; <span class="itali">defending</span> also he will deliver<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/31-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Jerusalem <span class="itali">will protect</span> and deliver will pass<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/37-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 37:35</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י </b> עַל־ הָעִ֥יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For I will defend</span> this city<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">For I will defend</span> this city to save<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/37-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">will defend</span> and city<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/38-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 38:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את <b> וְגַנּוֹתִ֖י </b> עַל־ הָעִ֥יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Assyria; <span class="itali">and I will defend</span> this<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Assyria: <span class="itali">and I will defend</span> this city.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> city and I <span class="itali">will defend</span> and city<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/9-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 9:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֮ <b> יָגֵ֣ן </b> עֲלֵיהֶם֒ וְאָכְל֗וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of hosts <span class="itali">will defend</span> them. And they will devour<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of hosts <span class="itali">shall defend</span> them; and they shall devour,<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/9-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the LORD of hosts <span class="itali">will defend</span> and they will devour<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/12-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 12:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא <b> יָגֵ֤ן </b> יְהוָה֙ בְּעַד֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the LORD <span class="itali">will defend</span> the inhabitants<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall the LORD <span class="itali">defend</span> the inhabitants<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/12-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> day he <span class="itali">will defend</span> the LORD about<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1598.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1598.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1598<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ganon_1598.htm">gā·nō·wn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vegannoti_1598.htm">wə·ḡan·nō·w·ṯî — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yagen_1598.htm">yā·ḡên — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/1597.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1597"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1597" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1599.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1599"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1599" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>