[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/shield.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / shield [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/S/) # shield «shield» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a large flat piece of metal, wood or other material that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (a shield, shields); verb (shield, shields, shielded, shielding) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A shield is a large flat piece of metal, wood or other material that a soldier or knight holds to protect themselves from attacks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#m1) 2) A shield is anything that protects you, like a heat shield or a sun shield. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#m2) 3) To shield someone or something is to protect it from harm or danger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#m3) 4) A shield is also a badge or a trophy shaped like a shield. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Prophets and Writings a shield is also the real weapon of soldiers, and "Make ready buckler and shield" is a call to war. The psalms repeat that God is the "help and shield" of those who trust Him. Interpretation: Jewish tradition uses "Shield of Abraham" as a name for God, and it ends the first blessing of the daily Amidah. The psalm's words are read as a call to Israel to trust in God rather than in weapons. In the primary lessons: In history lessons knights and Roman soldiers carried shields. In science, the Earth's magnetic field shields us from harmful rays from the Sun; a heat shield protects a spacecraft. In safety, shield your eyes from the Sun and never look straight at it. Phrases: «shield your eyes», «heat shield», «a human shield», «windshield / windscreen». ### examples - After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.' (Torah GEN.15.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x1) - Happy art thou, O Israel, who is like unto thee? a people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and that is the sword of thy excellency! (Torah DEU.33.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x2) - He is their help and their shield! (Writings PSA.115.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x3) - He is their help and their shield. (Writings PSA.115.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x4) - Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. (Prophets JER.46.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x5) - The knight held up his shield. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x6) - Shield your eyes from the bright sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x7) - The mother bird shielded her chicks from the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x8) - The spacecraft has a heat shield. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x9) - Our team won the shield at the sports day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x10) - The Romans locked their shields together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x11) - Suncream shields your skin from sunburn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x12) - They snatched spears and shields from their foes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/#x13) ### note Spelling: «i before e» — s-h-i-e-l-d. Past: «shielded». «Windshield» (US) = «windscreen» (UK). ### In the corpora - [They chose new gods; then was war in the gates; was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.126/) - [And the Philistine came nearer and nearer unto David; and the man that bore the shield went before him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.495/) - [And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.216/) - [Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation; and Thy condescension hath made me great.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.695/) - [And Elam bore the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.448/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «shield» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.