Lexical Definition

‎מִגְדּוֹל‎ Migdôwl (mig-dole') tower ^H:N-M
or מִגְדֹּל Migdôl (mig-dole'); probably of Egyptian origin

Migdol, tower.

• § Migdol = "tower"
• Migdol, a place in Egypt

n pr m
1) a fortified city on the Egyptian border
n m
2) tower

See Greek: Μαγδαλά

Extended Information

• tower

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִגְדּוֺל‎ noun masculine tower, 2Sam 22:51 Qr (Kt ‎מגדיל‎ = Ps 18:51* ‎מַגְדִּל‎).

‎מִגְדֹּל‎ proper name (‎מִגְדּוֺל‎ only Jer 46:14) fortified city on the northeast border of Egypt Exod 14:2; Num 33:7; Jer 44:1; Jer 46:14; Ezek 29:10; Ezek 30:6 Coptic meschtôl (Champoll.^{L'Égypte sous les Pharaons ii. 79}), Egyptian makθel Eb^{GS 522}.

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