Lexical Definition

‎גָּנַן‎ gânan (gaw-nan') to defend ^H:V
a primitive root

defend.

• to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect

1) to defend, cover, surround
1a) (Qal) to defend
1b) (Hiphil) to defend

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎גָּנַן‎] verb cover, surround, defend (Arabic , Aramaic ‎אַגֵּן‎ (Aph`el), Palmyrene ‎אגן‎ Vog^{Palm.132 ff.}) —

Qal Perfect ‎וְגַנּוֺתִי‎ Isa 37:35 + 3 t.; Infinitive absolute ‎גָּנוֺן‎ Isa 31:5 (c. Hiph`il q. v.) — defend, subject always ‎׳‎‎י‎; object the city Jerusalem with ‎על‎ Isa 37:35; Isa 38:6 = 2Kgs 20:6; 2Kgs 19:34 with ‎אֶלֿ‎ (|| ‎הוֺשִׁיעַ‎). Hiph`il Imperfect — or Qal according to Ba^{ZMG 1889, 178}, who compare Arabic — ‎יָגֵן‎ Isa 31:5 + 2 t. — defend (= Qal), Jerusalem Isa 31:5 ‎יגן גָּ֗֗֗נוֺן‎ with ‎על‎ (|| ‎הִצִּיל‎); object Yahweh's people Zech 9:15 with ‎על‎, Zech 12:8 with ‎בְּעַד‎.

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