First names in Hebrew

First name Maguen: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מגן

Gematria value: 93

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Maguen is written מגן

Meaning and origin

What does Maguen mean?

Meaning: "shield"
Origin: Hebrew

Maguen is the Hebrew word for shield. It is not a name from the civil registry: it is the name of the Astromazal star, the one who welcomes you on this site, and she bears it because the six-pointed star is called in Hebrew Maguen David, "the shield of David". It is a name one can give, as one gives Noam or Shai: a word of the language that became a first name.

Gematria

Maguen = 93

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מגן has 3 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• גthe letter Gimel3
• ןthe final Nun50
• Total93

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Maguen, from מ to ן:

מַעְיַן גַּנִּים בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים וְנֹזְלִים מִן־לְבָנוֹן׃

“A fountain of gardens, a well of living water, streams flowing down from Lebanon.”

Song of Songs 4:15

The book of your first name

Maguen, in nine pages

• Maguen, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Maguen
• Maguen, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Maguen in three answers

How do you write Maguen in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Maguen is written מגן.

What is the gematria value of Maguen?
Written מגן, Maguen is worth 93: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Gimel (3) + the final Nun (50).

What does Maguen mean?
Shield (origin: Hebrew). Maguen is the Hebrew word for shield. It is not a name from the civil registry: it is the name of the Astromazal star, the one who welcomes you on this site, and she bears it because the six-pointed star is called in Hebrew Maguen David, "the shield of David". It is a name one can give, as one gives Noam or Shai: a word of the language that became a first name.