"הגנה" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-הגנה.wav Forms: הֲגָנָה [canonical], הֲגַנָּה [canonical], haganá [romanization]
Etymology: Verbal noun of הֵגֵן (hegén, “to defend, protect”). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ג־נ־ן}} Head templates: {{he-noun|g=f|head=הֲגָנָה|head2=הֲגַנָּה|pat=הַקְטָלָה|tr=haganá|tr2=-}} הֲגָנָה or הֲגַנָּה • (haganá) f [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]
  1. defense, protection Derived forms: צְבָא הֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל (ts'vá haganá l'yisra'él)
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