מִגְדּוֹלMigdôwl
מִגְדּוֺל: tower (2 Samuel 22:51; Psalms 18:51)
Pronunciation: mig-dole' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4024
Meanings
מִגְדֹּל: proper name: fortified city on the northeast border of Egypt (Jeremiah 46:14; Exodus 14:2; Numbers 33:7; Jeremiah 44:1; Ezekiel 29:10)
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 14:2 “Order the Israelites to turn back and camp by Pi-hahiroth between Migdol and the sea. Camp there along the shore, across from Baal-zephon.
- Numbers 33:7 They left Etham and turned back toward Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and camped near Migdol.
- 2 Samuel 22:51 You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.”
- Jeremiah 44:1 This is the message Jeremiah received concerning the Judeans living in northern Egypt in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in southern Egypt as well:
- Jeremiah 46:14 “Shout it out in Egypt! Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, for the sword will devour everyone around you.
- Ezekiel 29:10 I am now the enemy of both you and your river. I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate wasteland, from Migdol to Aswan, as far south as the border of Ethiopia.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).