The first occurrence.
After these things the word of YHVH came to Abram in a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceedingly great reward. Gen 15:1
The primitive root.
Strong’s H4043, magen, a concrete noun meaning, “shield;” from Strong’s H1598, גנן ganan, a primitive root meaning, “to defend, protect.” The 3-letter root is gimel + nun + nun.
gimel ג = the foot, thus foot, walk, gather
nun נ, ן = the seed, thus continue, heir, son
nun נ, ן = the seed, thus continue, heir, son
Garden, gan, shares the same root with ganan. The story: To walk (gimel) with the seed (nun) so that it continues (nun).
He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Pro 13:20
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