4026. migdal or migdalah

Lexicon

migdal or migdalah: Tower

Original Word: מִגְדָּל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: migdal
Pronunciation: mig-DAWL or mig-daw-LAW
Phonetic Spelling: (mig-dawl')
Definition: Tower
Meaning: a tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

castle, flower, tower

Also (in plural) feminine migdalah {mig-daw- law'}; from gadal; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers -- castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.

see HEBREW gadal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from gadal
Definition
a tower
NASB Translation
banks (1), podium (1), Tower (8), tower (23), towers (14), watchtower (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מִגְדָּל noun masculine tower, Genesis 11:5 11t.; construct מִגְדַּל Judges 8:17 21t.; plural מִגְדָּלִים2Chronicles 26:9 6t.; מִגְדָּלֶיהָ Psalm 48:12; Ezekiel 26:4; pluralf. מִגְדָּלוֺת2Chronicles 32:5 2t.; construct מִגְדְּלוֺת Songs 5:13 (?); suffix מִגְדְּלֹתַיִךְ Ezekiel 26:9; Ezekiel 27:11; —

1 tower Genesis 11:4,5; Judges 8:9; Judges 9:51 (twice in verse); Judges 9:52 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 9:17; 2 Kings 17:9; 2 Kings 18:8; 1 Chronicles 27:25; 2Chron 14:6; 2 Chronicles 26:9,10,11; 27:4; 32:5; Nehemiah 3:25,26,27; Isaiah 2:15; Isaiah 30:25; Isaiah 33:18; Ezekiel 26:4,9; Ezekiel 27:11; Psalm 48:13, watch-tower in vineyard Isaiah 5:2; figurative of God as refuge Psalm 61:4; Proverbs 18:10; beautiful neck like tower of David Songs 4:4; an ivory tower Songs 7:5; breasts Songs 8:10. (compare MI²² מגדלתה, Sabean (more precisely Lihyânian) מגדלנהן, Eut, see DHM^{Epigr. Denkm. 4, 1. 5}). Special towers mentioned on Lebanon Cant 7:5, Penuel Judges 8:17, Shechem Judges 9:46,47,49; and at Jerusalem, the tower of David Cant 4:4 (the arsenal), מֵאָה Nehemiah 3:1, חֲנַנְאֵל Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10, תַּנּוּרִים Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 12:38 (tower of the furnaces).

2 elevated stage, pulpit of wood Nehemiah 8:4.

3 raised bed "" עֲרוּגָה Songs 5:13, but ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Hi Bö De rightly read מְגַדְּלוֺת.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb גָּדַל (gadal), meaning "to grow" or "to become great."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G968 (βάρις, baris): A tower or fortress.
- G4444 (πύργος, pyrgos): A tower, often used in the New Testament to describe a fortified structure or a high place.
- G3093 (Λευκάς, Leukas): Not directly related to the concept of a tower but included in some lexicons for its metaphorical use in describing elevated or prominent places.

These Greek terms reflect similar concepts of height, strength, and prominence, paralleling the Hebrew usage of מִגְדָּל in various contexts.

Usage: The term מִגְדָּל is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to various types of towers, including military watchtowers, fortified structures, and symbolic or metaphorical towers. It can also refer to elevated platforms or structures used for specific purposes, such as a rostrum. Additionally, it is used metaphorically to describe a bed of flowers, indicating a place of beauty and elevation.

Context: The Hebrew word מִגְדָּל (migdal) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, signifying structures of height and strength. In Genesis 11:4, the term is famously associated with the Tower of Babel, where humanity sought to build a tower reaching the heavens. This narrative highlights the human ambition to achieve greatness and the subsequent divine intervention that scattered the people by confusing their language.

In military contexts, מִגְדָּל often refers to watchtowers or fortified structures used for defense and surveillance. For example, in 2 Chronicles 26:9, King Uzziah is noted for building towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and at the angle of the wall, demonstrating the strategic importance of such structures in ancient warfare.

The term is also used metaphorically in the Song of Solomon 4:4, where the beloved's neck is compared to the "tower of David," adorned with shields, symbolizing beauty, strength, and nobility.

In some instances, מִגְדָּל is used to describe elevated platforms or rostrums, as seen in Nehemiah 8:4, where Ezra the scribe stands on a wooden platform to read the Law to the people, emphasizing the role of such structures in public proclamation and teaching.

The metaphorical use of מִגְדָּל as a "bed of flowers" is less common but suggests a place of beauty and elevation, possibly indicating a garden or a cultivated area that stands out in its surroundings.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְ במגדלותיך הַמִּגְדָּ֑ל הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל הַמִּגְדָּ֜ל הַמִּגְדָּ֤ל הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹת הַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃ הַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ המגדל המגדל׃ המגדלות המגדלים המגדלים׃ וְהַמִּגְדָּ֖ל וְהַמִּגְדָּ֗ל וּבַמִּגְדָּל֔וֹת וּמִ֨גְדְּלֹתַ֔יִךְ וּמִגְדַּ֣ל וּמִגְדַּ֤ל וּמִגְדַּל־ וּמִגְדָּל֙ וּמִגְדָּלִֽים׃ וּמִגְדָּלִים֮ ובמגדלות והמגדל ומגדל ומגדל־ ומגדלים ומגדלים׃ ומגדלתיך כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל כְּמִגְדַּ֤ל כַּמִּגְדָּל֑וֹת כמגדל כמגדלות לְמִגְדַּ֣ל למגדל מִֽגְדַּל־ מִגְדְּל֖וֹת מִגְדַּ֤ל מִגְדַּ֥ל מִגְדַּל־ מִגְדָּ֣ל מִגְדָּל֙ מִגְדָּלִ֜ים מִגְדָּלִֽים׃ מִגְדָּלִים֙ מִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָ מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃ מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל מגדל מגדל־ מגדלות מגדליה מגדליה׃ מגדלים מגדלים׃ ממגדל bə·miḡ·də·lō·w·ṯa·yiḵ bemigdeloTayich bəmiḡdəlōwṯayiḵ ham·miḡ·dā·lîm ham·miḡ·dā·lō·wṯ ham·miḡ·dāl hammigDal hammiḡdāl hammigdaLim hammiḡdālîm hammigdaLot hammiḡdālōwṯ kam·miḡ·dā·lō·wṯ kammigdaLot kammiḡdālōwṯ kə·miḡ·dal kemigDal kəmiḡdal lə·miḡ·dal lemigDal ləmiḡdal miḡ·dā·le·hā miḡ·dā·lîm miḡ·dal miḡ·dāl miḡ·dal- miḡ·də·lō·wṯ migDal miḡdal miḡdāl miḡdal- miḡdālehā migdaLeiha migdaLim miḡdālîm migdeLot miḡdəlōwṯ mim·miḡ·dal mimigDal mimmiḡdal ū·ḇam·miḡ·dā·lō·wṯ ū·miḡ·dā·lîm ū·miḡ·dal ū·miḡ·dāl ū·miḡ·dal- ū·miḡ·də·lō·ṯa·yiḵ ūḇammiḡdālōwṯ umigDal ūmiḡdal ūmiḡdāl ūmiḡdal- umigdaLim ūmiḡdālîm uMigdeloTayich ūmiḡdəlōṯayiḵ uvammigdaLot vehammigDal wə·ham·miḡ·dāl wəhammiḡdāl

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 11:4
HEB: לָּ֣נוּ עִ֗יר וּמִגְדָּל֙ וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
NAS: for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top
KJV: us a city and a tower, whose top
INT: build A city tower top heaven

Genesis 11:5
HEB: הָעִ֖יר וְאֶת־ הַמִּגְדָּ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנ֖וּ
NAS: the city and the tower which
KJV: the city and the tower, which the children
INT: to see the city and the tower which had built

Judges 8:9
HEB: אֶתֹּ֖ץ אֶת־ הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל הַזֶּֽה׃ פ
NAS: I will tear down this tower.
KJV: I will break down this tower.
INT: safely will tear tower this

Judges 8:17
HEB: וְאֶת־ מִגְדַּ֥ל פְּנוּאֵ֖ל נָתָ֑ץ
NAS: He tore down the tower of Penuel
KJV: And he beat down the tower of Penuel,
INT: the tower of Penuel tore

Judges 9:46
HEB: כָּֽל־ בַּעֲלֵ֖י מִֽגְדַּל־ שְׁכֶ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
NAS: the leaders of the tower of Shechem
KJV: And when all the men of the tower of Shechem
INT: all the leaders of the tower of Shechem entered

Judges 9:47
HEB: כָּֽל־ בַּעֲלֵ֖י מִֽגְדַּל־ שְׁכֶֽם׃
NAS: the leaders of the tower of Shechem
KJV: that all the men of the tower of Shechem
INT: all the leaders of the tower of Shechem

Judges 9:49
HEB: כָּל־ אַנְשֵׁ֧י מִֽגְדַּל־ שְׁכֶ֛ם כְּאֶ֖לֶף
NAS: the men of the tower of Shechem
KJV: upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem
INT: all one of the tower of Shechem A thousand

Judges 9:51
HEB: וּמִגְדַּל־ עֹז֮ הָיָ֣ה
NAS: But there was a strong tower in the center
KJV: But there was a strong tower within
INT: tower A strong become

Judges 9:51
HEB: עַל־ גַּ֥ג הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃
NAS: up on the roof of the tower.
KJV: to the top of the tower.
INT: on the roof of the tower

Judges 9:52
HEB: אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַד־ הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בּ֑וֹ
NAS: came to the tower and fought
KJV: came unto the tower, and fought
INT: Abimelech against to the tower and fought and approached

Judges 9:52
HEB: עַד־ פֶּ֥תַח הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל לְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ בָאֵֽשׁ׃
NAS: the entrance of the tower to burn
KJV: unto the door of the tower to burn
INT: against the entrance of the tower to burn fire

2 Kings 9:17
HEB: עֹמֵ֨ד עַֽל־ הַמִּגְדָּ֜ל בְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אל וַיַּ֞רְא
NAS: was standing on the tower in Jezreel
KJV: a watchman on the tower in Jezreel,
INT: was standing on the tower Jezreel saw

2 Kings 17:9
HEB: בְּכָל־ עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל נוֹצְרִ֖ים עַד־
NAS: their towns, from watchtower to fortified
KJV: in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen
INT: all their towns watchtower of the watchmen against

2 Kings 18:8
HEB: וְאֶת־ גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל נוֹצְרִ֖ים עַד־
NAS: and its territory, from watchtower to fortified
KJV: and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen
INT: Gaza territory watchtower of the watchmen far

1 Chronicles 27:25
HEB: בֶּעָרִ֤ים וּבַכְּפָרִים֙ וּבַמִּגְדָּל֔וֹת יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן בֶּן־
NAS: in the villages and in the towers.
KJV: and in the villages, and in the castles, [was] Jehonathan
INT: the cities the villages the towers and Jonathan the son

2 Chronicles 14:7
HEB: וְנָסֵ֨ב חוֹמָ֣ה וּמִגְדָּלִים֮ דְּלָתַ֣יִם וּבְרִיחִים֒
NAS: [them] with walls and towers, gates
KJV: [them] walls, and towers, gates,
INT: and surround walls and towers gates and bars

2 Chronicles 26:9
HEB: וַיִּ֨בֶן עֻזִּיָּ֤הוּ מִגְדָּלִים֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַל־
NAS: built towers in Jerusalem
KJV: built towers in Jerusalem
INT: built Uzziah towers Jerusalem and

2 Chronicles 26:10
HEB: וַיִּ֨בֶן מִגְדָּלִ֜ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר וַיַּחְצֹב֙
NAS: He built towers in the wilderness
KJV: Also he built towers in the desert,
INT: built towers the wilderness and hewed

2 Chronicles 26:15
HEB: לִהְי֤וֹת עַל־ הַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ וְעַל־ הַפִּנּ֔וֹת
NAS: by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners
KJV: by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks,
INT: become to be on the towers and on the corners

2 Chronicles 27:4
HEB: בָּנָ֔ה בִּֽירָנִיּ֖וֹת וּמִגְדָּלִֽים׃
NAS: fortresses and towers on the wooded
KJV: he built castles and towers.
INT: built fortresses and towers

2 Chronicles 32:5
HEB: וַיַּ֣עַל עַל־ הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹת וְלַח֙וּצָה֙ הַחוֹמָ֣ה
NAS: and erected towers on it, and [built] another
KJV: and raised [it] up to the towers, and another
INT: and erected and towers outside wall

Nehemiah 3:1
HEB: דַּלְתֹתָ֑יו וְעַד־ מִגְדַּ֤ל הַמֵּאָה֙ קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּ
NAS: They consecrated the wall to the Tower of the Hundred
KJV: the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah
INT: doors against to the Tower of the Hundred consecrated

Nehemiah 3:1
HEB: קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּ עַ֖ד מִגְדַּ֥ל חֲנַנְאֵֽל׃ ס
NAS: of the Hundred [and] the Tower of Hananel.
KJV: they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
INT: consecrated against the Tower of Hananel

Nehemiah 3:11
HEB: מוֹאָ֑ב וְאֵ֖ת מִגְדַּ֥ל הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ ס
NAS: section and the Tower of Furnaces.
KJV: piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
INT: the son of Pahath-moab and the Tower of Furnaces

Nehemiah 3:25
HEB: מִנֶּ֣גֶד הַמִּקְצוֹעַ֒ וְהַמִּגְדָּ֗ל הַיּוֹצֵא֙ מִבֵּ֤ית
NAS: of the Angle and the tower projecting
KJV: over against the turning [of the wall], and the tower which lieth out
INT: front of the Angle and the tower projecting house

49 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4026
49 Occurrences

bə·miḡ·də·lō·w·ṯa·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
ham·miḡ·dāl — 7 Occ.
ham·miḡ·dā·lîm — 2 Occ.
ham·miḡ·dā·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
kam·miḡ·dā·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
kə·miḡ·dal — 3 Occ.
lə·miḡ·dal — 1 Occ.
miḡ·dal — 13 Occ.
miḡ·dā·le·hā — 2 Occ.
miḡ·dā·lîm — 3 Occ.
miḡ·də·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
mim·miḡ·dal — 3 Occ.
ū·miḡ·dāl — 5 Occ.
ū·miḡ·dā·lîm — 2 Occ.
ū·miḡ·də·lō·ṯa·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇam·miḡ·dā·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·ham·miḡ·dāl — 2 Occ.