{
  "id": "shield",
  "name": "Shield",
  "aliases": [],
  "originalTerms": [],
  "shortDefinition": "Defensive armour; common metaphor for God’s protection or faith.",
  "biblicalUse": "Shield is used in Scripture in ordinary-life, narrative, worship, teaching, legal, or symbolic contexts according to the listed references.",
  "symbolicUse": "",
  "usageTypes": [],
  "relatedItems": [],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 15:1",
      "book": "Genesis",
      "chapter": 15,
      "verse": 1,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/genesis/15/#genesis-15-1",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "protection",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ephesians 6:16",
      "book": "Ephesians",
      "chapter": 6,
      "verse": 16,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/ephesians/6/#ephesians-6-16",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "spiritual-armour",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "weapons-armour",
      "title": "Weapons and Armour in Scripture",
      "url": "/bible-everyday-life/weapons-armour/"
    }
  ],
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/items/shield/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/items/shield/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "G2375",
      "H4043"
    ],
    "matches": [
      {
        "itemId": "shield",
        "itemName": "Shield",
        "reference": "Genesis 15:1",
        "localKjvReference": "Genesis 15:1",
        "book": "Genesis",
        "chapter": 15,
        "verse": 1,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/genesis/15/#genesis-15-1",
        "tokenText": "thy shield",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H4043"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H4043"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H4043",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "Shield",
        "matchTermNormalized": "shield",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H4043"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "shield",
        "itemName": "Shield",
        "reference": "Ephesians 6:16",
        "localKjvReference": "Ephesians 6:16",
        "book": "Ephesians",
        "chapter": 6,
        "verse": 16,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/ephesians/6/#ephesians-6-16",
        "tokenText": "the shield",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "G3588",
          "G2375"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "G2375"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "G2375",
        "morph": "robinson:T-ASM robinson:N-ASM",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [
          "τον",
          "θυρεον"
        ],
        "matchTerm": "Shield",
        "matchTermNormalized": "shield",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "G2375"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/strongs-occurrence-expansion.json",
    "occurrenceCount": 64,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 61,
    "bookCount": 19,
    "strongs": [
      "G2375",
      "H4043"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "tighter lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "Best used as a direct lexical occurrence set, while still checking the surrounding verse context.",
    "listedReferenceCount": 2,
    "expandedUniqueReferenceCount": 61,
    "expandedOccurrenceCount": 64,
    "bookCount": 19
  }
}