BDB1702 [H1598]

[גָּנַן] verb cover, surround, defend (Arabic , Aramaic אַגֵּן (Aph`el), Palmyrene אגן VogPalm.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 BaZMG 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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