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גָּנַן

«גָּנַן» in the Tanakh dictionary: cover — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 8 times · Key: 1598 · BDB: גָּנַן

Glosses

I.will.defend (4); he.will.defend (3); he.will.defend.[it] (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

cover tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. cover, surround, defend Qal tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. cover, surround, defend (Arabic جَنَّ, Aramaic אַגֵּן (Aph.), Palm. אגן VogPalm. 132 ff.)— Pf. וְגַנּוֹתִי Is 37:35 + 3 times; Inf. abs. גָּנוֹן Is 31:5 (c. Hiph. q.v.)—defend, subj. always י׳; obj. the city Jerusalem c. על Is 37:35; 38:6 = 2 K 20:6; 2 K 19:34 c. אֶל־ (‖ הוֹשִׁיעַ). Impf.—or Qal according to BaZMG 1889, 178, who comp. Arabic يَجِنُّ —יָגֵן Is 31:5 + 2 times—defend (= Qal), Jerusalem Is 31:5 יגן … גָּנוֹן c. על (‖ הִצִּיל); obj. Yahweh’s people Zc 9:15 c. על, 12:8 c. בְּעַד.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «גָּנַן» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Isaiah 31:5

כְּצִפֳּרִ֣ים עָפ֔וֹת כֵּ֗ן יָגֵ֛ן יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת עַל־יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם גָּנ֥וֹן וְהִצִּ֖יל פָּסֹ֥חַ וְהִמְלִֽיט׃

Word for word: like birds flying so he.will.defend Yahweh of.hosts (on) Jerusalem he.will.defend.[it] and he.will.rescue.[it] he.will.pass.over.[it] and he.will.deliver.[it]

JPS 1917: As birds hovering, so will the LORD of hosts protect Jerusalem; He will deliver it as He protecteth it, He will rescue it as He passeth over.

2 Kings 19:34

וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃

Word for word: and I.will.defend (to) the city (the) this to deliver it for my.own.sake and for.the.sake.of David servant my

JPS 1917: For I will defend this city to save it, for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.'

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