The meaning of “מִגְדָּל”
Understanding migdâl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
also (in plural) feminine מִגְדָּלָה migdâlâh (mig-daw-law'); from גָּדַל castle, flower, tower. Compare the names follo...
מִגְדָּל
also (in plural) feminine מִגְדָּלָה migdâlâh (mig-daw-law'); from גָּדַל castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following. - a tower (from its size or height) - by analogy, a rostrum - figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 11:5 | “And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.” Word: מִגְדָּל (migdâl) | |
| 2 Kings 17:9 | “And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.” Word: מִגְדָּל (migdâl) | |
| 2 Chronicles 26:15 | “And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.” Word: מִגְדָּל (migdâl) | |
| Psalms 61:3 | “For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.” Word: מִגְדָּל (migdâl) | |
| Song of Solomon 7:4 | “Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath–rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.” Word: מִגְדָּל (migdâl) |
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