Magen david (מגן דויד) means Star of David in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מָגֵן דָּוִד
magen david
noun · masculine
In English
Star of David
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Magen david.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צורה המורכבת משני משולשים שווי צלעות חופפים המונחים זה על זה במהופך ויוצרים כוכב בעל שישה קדקודים. בעולם העתיק שימש סמל זה קישוט אצל עמים רבים, אך בתחילת ימי הביניים החל לשמש סמל דתי ביהדות ומאוחר יותר הפך לסמל את היהדות כולה.
The word Magen david is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מָגֵן דָּוִד
- Written without vowel points
- מגן דויד
- Said
- magen david
- Root
- ג־נ־נ
- Plural
- מָגִנֵּי דָּוִד
- Inflections
- ר' מָגִנֵּי דָּוִד
- Gematria
- 117
This is how Magen david is said in other languages.
- English
- Star of David
- Arabic
- نجمة داوود
- Russian
- Звезда Давида
- French
- étoile de David
- Spanish
- Estrella de David
- German
- Davidstern
- Yiddish
- מגן דוד
These words mean nearly the same as Magen david.
- הקסגרמה
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The word Magen david is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Magen david comes from the root ג־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Magen david in the dictionary.
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What does Magen david (מגן דויד) mean in Hebrew?
Magen david (מגן דויד) means Star of David. It is said magen david, with the stress on gen.
What is a synonym for Magen david (מגן דויד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Magen david (מגן דויד) are הקסגרמה.
Is Magen david (מגן דויד) masculine or feminine?
The word Magen david (מגן דויד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מָגִנֵּי דָּוִד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מגן דוד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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