α. 1800s– Mogen Dovid, 1900s– Mogen David, 1900s– mogendovid Brit. 
/ˌmɒɡən ˈdɒvɪd/, U.S. /ˌmɔɡən ˈdɔvəd/.
β. 1900s– Magen David, 1900s– Magen Dawid.
Magen Davidn.
/mɑːˌɡɛn dɑːˈviːd/, U.S. /mɑˌɡeɪn dɑˈvid/, /ˌmɑɡən ˈdɑvəd/ = Star of David n. at star n.1 Phrases 1a(b).
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Magen David1894
Star of David1899
1894 Menorah Feb. 124 In Auschel's soul there dawned a different light than the one which rises in the east, toward which the big inscription of ‘Misrach’ on the Mogen Dovid points.
1901 M. Wolfenstein Idyls of Gass 170 Yes, 'tis the same one, of velvet, with the Mogen Dovid (Shield of David) worked in it.
1904 Jewish Encycl. VIII. 251/2 Magen Dawid (‘David's Shield’), the hexagram formed by the combination of two equilateral triangles.
1919 in Jewish Chron. (1980) 15 Aug. 19/3 Blue and white Magen David banners.
1947 B. M. Casper With Jewish Brigade ii. 20 A triangular blue flag with a golden Magen David in the centre.
1964 W. Markfield To Early Grave (1965) vi. 109 During the Sinai campaign she beat two Egyptians to death with a Mogen David she herself welded together from a pair of captured gasoline drums.
1972 B. Glanville Financiers iii. 52 I wore beads round my neck, as well as the usual mogendovid.
1975 Jewish Chron. 7 Feb. 21/5 Can anyone explain why Jewish greetings cards should be so expensive?.. Why should the addition of a..Magen David make them so much dearer than their non-denominational counterparts?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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