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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magen david

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
ma-gen -david
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Star of David

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מָגֵן דָּוִד (“shield of David”), made of Hebrew מָגֵן (“shield”) and Hebrew דָּוִד (“David”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: מָגֵן, דָּוִד

Inflected Forms

Magen Davids (plural) Mogen David (alternative)

Synonyms

star of david shield of david mogen david solomon's seal

Questions

What does magen david mean?
Star of David
Where does magen david come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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