Etymology

Magen David

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Hebrew מָגֵן דָּוִד
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromדָּוִד“David”
  2. Hebrew · derived fromמָגֵן“shield”
  3. Hebrew · borrowed fromמָגֵן דָּוִד“shield of David”
  4. English todayMagen David

Borrowed from Hebrew מָגֵן דָּוִד (“shield of David”), made of Hebrew מָגֵן (“shield”) and Hebrew דָּוִד (“David”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.