מִגְדָּל
mig.dal(Hananel) Tower
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine48 occurrences13 books43 verses
This word comes from the name of Tower of the Hundred.
Definition
also (in plural) feminine מִגְדָּלָה; from H1431; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
Traditional renderings: castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.
Traditional renderings: castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
48 total
- Genesis 11:4וּמִגְדָּל֙ · with a tower“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”
- Genesis 11:5הַמִּגְדָּ֑ל · and the towerThen the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.
- Judges 8:9הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל · towerSo Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
- Judges 8:17מִגְדַּ֥ל · the towerHe also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
- Judges 9:46מִֽגְדַּל־ · in the towerOn hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
- Judges 9:47מִֽגְדַּל־ · in the towerAnd when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,
- Judges 9:49מִֽגְדַּל־ · in the towerSo each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.
- Judges 9:51 (2×)וּמִגְדַּל־ · tower; הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ · of the towerBut there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower.
- Judges 9:52 (2×)הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל · the tower; הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל · itsWhen Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.
- 2 Kings 9:17הַמִּגְדָּ֜ל · the towerNow the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
- 2 Kings 17:9מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל · From watchtowerThe Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
- 2 Kings 18:8מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל · fromHe defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
- 1 Chronicles 27:25וּבַמִּגְדָּל֔וֹת · and in the fortressesAzmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.
- 2 Chronicles 14:7וּמִגְדָּלִים֮ · and towersSo he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
- 2 Chronicles 26:9מִגְדָּלִים֙ · towersUzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
- 2 Chronicles 26:10מִגְדָּלִ֜ים · towersSince he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.
- 2 Chronicles 26:15הַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ · the towersAnd in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
- 2 Chronicles 27:4וּמִגְדָּלִֽים׃ · and towersHe also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
- 2 Chronicles 32:5הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹת · towers [on it]Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
- Nehemiah 3:1 (2×)מִגְדַּ֤ל · the Tower; מִגְדַּ֥ל · and the TowerAt the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
- Nehemiah 3:11מִגְדַּ֥ל · as well as the TowerMalchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
- Nehemiah 3:25וְהַמִּגְדָּ֗ל · and the tower…and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh
- Nehemiah 3:26וְהַמִּגְדָּ֖ל · and the tower…and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.
- Nehemiah 3:27הַמִּגְדָּ֤ל · towerAnd next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
- Nehemiah 8:4מִגְדַּל־ · platformEzra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
- Nehemiah 12:38לְמִגְדַּ֣ל · the TowerThe second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
- Nehemiah 12:39 (2×)וּמִגְדַּ֤ל · the Tower; וּמִגְדַּ֣ל · and the Tower…over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
- Psalm 48:12מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃ · her towersMarch around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,
- Psalm 61:3מִגְדַּל־ · a towerFor You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
- Proverbs 18:10מִגְדַּל־ · towerThe name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Song of Solomon 4:4כְּמִגְדַּ֤ל · is like the towerYour neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
- Song of Solomon 5:13מִגְדְּל֖וֹת · towersHis cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
- Song of Solomon 7:4 (2×)כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל · is like a tower; כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל · is like the towerYour neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
- Song of Solomon 8:10כַּמִּגְדָּל֑וֹת · are like towersI am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.
- Isaiah 2:15מִגְדָּ֣ל · tower…against every high tower, against every fortified wall,
- Isaiah 5:2מִגְדָּל֙ · a watchtowerHe dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!
- Isaiah 30:25מִגְדָּלִֽים׃ · when the towersAnd from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.
- Isaiah 33:18הַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃ · the towersYour mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”
- Jeremiah 31:38מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל · from the tower“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
- Ezekiel 26:4מִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָ · her towersThey will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.
- Ezekiel 26:9וּמִ֨גְדְּלֹתַ֔יִךְ · your towersHe will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.
- Ezekiel 27:11בְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְ · in your towersMen of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
- Zechariah 14:10וּמִגְדַּ֣ל · and from the TowerAll the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.