| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Magen David |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ma·gen Da·vid |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m  g n dôv d, d vd, mä-g n dä-v d |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also Mo·gen Da·vid |
| NOUN: | A six-pointed star, a symbol of Judaism, that is formed by placing two triangles together, one inverted over the other or interlaced. Also called Shield of David, Star of David. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Hebrew mgn dw d, shield of David : mgn, shield (from gnan, to cover; see gnn in Appendix II) + Dwd, David; see dwd in Appendix II.
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