מִגְדֹּל
mig.dol
Migdol
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "מִגְדֹּל" (mig.dol) with Strong's number H4024B refers to a specific entity known as "Migdol". This word appears six times in the Hebrew Bible. Given its classification as a Proper Name: Person, it likely denotes a particular individual rather than a place or concept. While the short definition does not provide further nuances, the frequency of its appearance suggests that Migdol played a notable role or was a significant figure in the context of the biblical narratives in which it appears. However, without additional information about the context or surrounding vocabulary, the exact nature and significance of Migdol remain unclear.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who lived in the land of Egypt, who lived at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
Jeremiah 46:14“Declare in Egypt, publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes: say, ‘Stand up, and prepare; for the sword has devoured around you.’
Ezekiel 29:10therefore, behold, I am against you, and against your rivers. I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even to the border of Ethiopia.
Ezekiel 30:6“ ‘Yahweh says: “They also who uphold Egypt will fall. The pride of her power will come down. They will fall by the sword in it from the tower of Seveneh,” says the Lord Yahweh.
Exodus 14:2“Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon. You shall encamp opposite it by the sea.
Numbers 33:7They traveled from Etham, and turned back to Pihahiroth, which is before Baal Zephon, and they encamped before Migdol.