- Original: גּנן - Transliteration: Ganan - Phonetic: gaw-nan' - Definition: 1. to defend, cover, surround a. (Qal) to defend b. (Hiphil) to defend - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 367 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to hedge about that is (generally) protect: - defend. Total KJV Occurrences: 8 • defend, 7 2 Kings 19:34; 2 Kings 20:6; Isaiah 31:5; Isaiah 37:35; Isaiah 38:6; Zechariah 9:15; Zechariah 12:8 • defending, 1 Isaiah 31:5