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Hebrew noun (masculine) · H4026

מִגְדָּל

migdalmig-dawl'

(Hananel) Tower

48 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: migdâl

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4026is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 13 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 38
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H4026

a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers

The King James renders it: castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

migdal is rendered "(Hananel) Tower". It stands 48 times in the Hebrew text, across thirteen books.

  • Ten of the uses stand in Nehemiah, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 11:4“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.”
  • The Greek text spells it thirty-eight different ways.

The first use

“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 11:4וּמִגְדָּל֙

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in thirteen of the 39 Old Testament books.

The other 26 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • the tower7
  • tower of7
  • and tower of3
  • like tower of3
  • the towers3
  • towers3
  • a tower of2
  • and the tower2
  • and towers2
  • from a tower of2
  • towers its2
  • a high platform of1

and 11 more, 48 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

מִגְרָשׁmigrashpastureUses119
מִגְדּוֹלMigdoltowerUses7
מִגְבָּעָהmigbaahheadgearUses4
מִגְדָּנָהmigdanahprecious thingUses4
מִגְעֶרֶתmigerethrebukeUses1
מִגְרָעָהmigraahrecessUses1
מִגְרָפָהmigraphahclodUses1
מִגְבָּלָהmigbalahtwistedUses1

All 48, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

38 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • מִגְדַּ֥ל3
  • מִגְדַּל־3
  • מִֽגְדַּל־3
  • מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל3
  • וּמִגְדַּ֣ל2
  • כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל2
  • בְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְ1
  • הַמִּגְדָּ֑ל1
  • הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל1
  • הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל1
  • הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל1
  • הַמִּגְדָּ֜ל1

and 26 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)10HNcmsc
  • preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)7HR/Ncmsc
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular7HTd/Ncmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)4HC/Ncmsc
  • noun · masculine plural3HNcmpa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural2HC/Ncmpa
  • conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2HC/Td/Ncmsa
  • noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular2HNcmpc/Sp3fs
  • noun · masculine singular2HNcmsa
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural2HTd/Ncmpa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1HC/Ncfpc/Sp2fs
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1HC/Ncmsa

Genesis

two uses
  • “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 11:4

    • וּמִגְדָּל֙umigdalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and a tower
  • Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.

    Genesis 11:5

    • הַמִּגְדָּ֑לhamigdalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the tower

Judges

nine uses
  • So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”

    Judges 8:9

    • הַמִּגְדָּ֥לhamigdalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the tower
  • He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

    Judges 8:17

    • מִגְדַּ֥לmigdalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tower of
  • On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

    Judges 9:46

    • מִֽגְדַּל־migdal-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tower of
  • And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,

    Judges 9:47

    • מִֽגְדַּל־migdal-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tower of
  • So 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 9:49

    • מִֽגְדַּל־migdal-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tower of
  • But 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 9:51

    • וּמִגְדַּל־umigdal-conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and a tower of
    • הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃hamigdalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the tower
  • When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.

    Judges 9:52

    • הַמִּגְדָּ֔לhamigdalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the tower
    • הַמִּגְדָּ֖לhamigdalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the tower

2 Kings

three uses
  • Now 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 9:17

    • הַמִּגְדָּ֜לhamigdalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the tower
  • The 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 17:9

    • מִמִּגְדַּ֥לmimigdalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from a tower of
  • He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

    2 Kings 18:8

    • מִמִּגְדַּ֥לmimigdalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from a tower of

1 Chronicles

one use
  • Azmaveth 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.

    1 Chronicles 27:25

    • וּבַמִּגְדָּל֔וֹתuvamigdalotconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and in the towers

2 Chronicles

six uses
  • So 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 14:7

    • וּמִגְדָּלִים֮umigdalimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and towers
  • Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.

    2 Chronicles 26:9

    • מִגְדָּלִים֙migdalimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: towers
  • Since 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 26:10

    • מִגְדָּלִ֜יםmigdalimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: towers
  • And 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 so that he became powerful.

    2 Chronicles 26:15

    • הַמִּגְדָּלִים֙hamigdalimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the towers
  • He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

    2 Chronicles 27:4

    • וּמִגְדָּלִֽים׃umigdalimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and towers
  • 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.

    2 Chronicles 32:5

    • הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתhamigdalotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the towers

Nehemiah

ten uses
  • At 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 3:1

    • מִגְדַּ֤לmigdalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tower of
    • מִגְדַּ֥לmigdalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tower of
  • Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.

    Nehemiah 3:11

    • מִגְדַּ֥לmigdalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tower of
  • 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 3:25

    • וְהַמִּגְדָּ֗לvehamigdalconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: 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 3:26

    • וְהַמִּגְדָּ֖לvehamigdalconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and the tower
  • And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.

    Nehemiah 3:27

    • הַמִּגְדָּ֤לhamigdalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the tower
  • Ezra 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 8:4

    • מִגְדַּל־migdal-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a high platform of
  • The 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 12:38

    • לְמִגְדַּ֣לlemigdalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to tower of
  • 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.

    Nehemiah 12:39

    • וּמִגְדַּ֤לumigdalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and tower of
    • וּמִגְדַּ֣לumigdalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and tower of

Psalms

two uses
  • March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

    Psalms 48:12

    • מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃migdaleihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: towers its
  • For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.

    Psalms 61:3

    • מִגְדַּל־migdal-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tower of

Proverbs

one use
  • The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

    Proverbs 18:10

    • מִגְדַּל־migdal-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a tower of

Song of Solomon

five uses
  • Your 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 4:4

    • כְּמִגְדַּ֤לkemigdalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like tower of
  • His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.

    Song of Solomon 5:13

    • מִגְדְּל֖וֹתmigdelotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: towers of
  • Your 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 7:4

    • כְּמִגְדַּ֣לkemigdalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like tower of
    • כְּמִגְדַּ֣לkemigdalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like tower of
  • I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.

    Song of Solomon 8:10

    • כַּמִּגְדָּל֑וֹתkamigdalotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: like the towers

Isaiah

four uses
  • against every high tower, against every fortified wall,

    Isaiah 2:15

    • מִגְדָּ֣לmigdalnoun · masculine singulartagged: tower
  • He 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 5:2

    • מִגְדָּל֙migdalnoun · masculine singulartagged: a tower
  • And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.

    Isaiah 30:25

    • מִגְדָּלִֽים׃migdalimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: towers
  • Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”

    Isaiah 33:18

    • הַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃hamigdalimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the towers

Jeremiah

one use
  • “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

    Jeremiah 31:38

    • מִמִּגְדַּ֥לmimigdalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from tower of

Ezekiel

three uses
  • They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.

    Ezekiel 26:4

    • מִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָmigdaleihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: towers its
  • He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.

    Ezekiel 26:9

    • וּמִ֨גְדְּלֹתַ֔יִךְumigdelotayikhconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: and towers your
  • Men 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.

    Ezekiel 27:11

    • בְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְbemigdelotayikhpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: in towers your

Zechariah

one use
  • All 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.

    Zechariah 14:10

    • וּמִגְדַּ֣לumigdalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and tower of

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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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