Word Study · Strong's H4029 · Hebrew
מִגְדַּל־עֵדֶר
Migdal-Eder
mig-dal'-ay'-der
Strong's 1890 spelling: Migdal-ʻÊder
“Migdal-Eder, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Migdal-Eder, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Migdal-eder, tower of the flock.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- לְמִגְדַּל־1
- מִגְדַּל־1
- עֵ֗דֶר1
- עֵֽדֶר׃1
How it is rendered · 3
- Eder2
- O Migdal1
- to Migdal1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)3
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
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- HNpl · 3
- HR/Npl · 1
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Genesis2 occurrences
Micah2 occurrences
- Micah 4:8מִגְדַּל־migdal-proper noun (a name)And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion— the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”here: O Migdal
- Micah 4:8עֵ֗דֶרʾederproper noun (a name)And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion— the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”here: Eder