MAGEN DAVID


Meaning of MAGEN DAVID in English

Variant: or Mo · gen David

Pronunciation: ' mo ̇ -g ə n- ' do ̇ -vid, - ' d ə -; ' m ō -g ə n- ' d ā -v ə d

Function: noun

Etymology: Hebrew m ā gh ē n D ā w ī dh, literally, shield of David

Date: circa 1904

: a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism

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