What does מִגְדָּל mean in the Bible?
מִגְדָּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum ; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers".
Hebrew · H4026
מִגְדָּל
A tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum ; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
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מִגְדָּל H4026
What does מִגְדָּל mean in the Bible?
מִגְדָּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum ; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4026?
The BSB source-word alignment has 48 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the tower (6), and the tower (5), tower (5), in the tower (3), towers (3).
Where does מִגְדָּל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 11:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (10), Judges (9), 2 Chronicles (6), Song Of Solomon (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the tower 6× Judges 8:17, Judges 9:52, 2 Kings 9:17, Nehemiah 3:1
and the tower 5× Genesis 11:5, Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 3:25, Nehemiah 3:26
tower 5× Judges 8:9, Judges 9:51, Nehemiah 3:27, Proverbs 18:10
in the tower 3× Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47, Judges 9:49
towers 3× 2 Chronicles 26:9, 2 Chronicles 26:10, Song Of Solomon 5:13
and towers 2× 2 Chronicles 14:7, 2 Chronicles 27:4
her towers 2× Psalms 48:12, Ezekiel 26:4
is like the tower 2× Song Of Solomon 4:4, Song Of Solomon 7:4
the towers 2× 2 Chronicles 26:15, Isaiah 33:18
a tower 1× Psalms 61:3
a watchtower 1× Isaiah 5:2
and from the Tower 1× Zechariah 14:10
and in the fortresses 1× 1 Chronicles 27:25
are like towers 1× Song Of Solomon 8:10
as well as the Tower 1× Nehemiah 3:11
from 1× 2 Kings 18:8
from the tower 1× Jeremiah 31:38
From watchtower 1× 2 Kings 17:9
in your towers 1× Ezekiel 27:11
is like a tower 1× Song Of Solomon 7:4
its 1× Judges 9:52
of the tower 1× Judges 9:51
platform 1× Nehemiah 8:4
towers [on it] 1× 2 Chronicles 32:5
when the towers 1× Isaiah 30:25
with a tower 1× Genesis 11:4
your towers 1× Ezekiel 26:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 11:4 וּמִגְדָּל֙ to with a tower Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 11:5 הַמִּגְדָּ֑ל to and the tower Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 8:9 הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל to tower Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 8:17 מִגְדַּ֥ל to the tower Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 9:46 מִֽגְדַּל־ to in the tower Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 9:47 מִֽגְדַּל־ to in the tower Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 9:49 מִֽגְדַּל־ to in the tower Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 9:51 וּמִגְדַּל־ to tower Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 9:51 הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ to of the tower Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 9:52 הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל to the tower Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 11:4
Aligned rows 48
Books represented 13
Genesis 2 Judges 9 2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 6 Nehemiah 10 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 5 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 3 Zechariah 1
Source forms
מִגְדַּ֥ל 3x miḡ·dal Judges 8:17, Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 3:11
מִֽגְדַּל־ 3x miḡ·dal- Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47, Judges 9:49
מִגְדַּל־ 3x miḡ·dal- Nehemiah 8:4, Psalms 61:3, Proverbs 18:10
מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל 3x mim·miḡ·dal 2 Kings 17:9, 2 Kings 18:8, Jeremiah 31:38
וּמִגְדַּ֣ל 2x ū·miḡ·dal Nehemiah 12:39, Zechariah 14:10
כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל 2x kə·miḡ·dal Song Of Solomon 7:4
בְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְ 1x bə·miḡ·də·lō·w·ṯa·yiḵ Ezekiel 27:11
הַמִּגְדָּ֑ל 1x ham·miḡ·dāl Genesis 11:5
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 7x Genesis 11:5, Judges 8:9, Judges 9:51, Judges 9:52
Noun - masculine singular construct 7x Judges 8:17, Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 8:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Judges 9:51, Nehemiah 12:39, Zechariah 14:10
Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Chronicles 26:15, 2 Chronicles 32:5, Isaiah 33:18
Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Chronicles 26:9, 2 Chronicles 26:10, Isaiah 30:25
Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47, Judges 9:49
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Song Of Solomon 4:4, Song Of Solomon 7:4
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x 2 Kings 17:9, 2 Kings 18:8, Jeremiah 31:38
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum ; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
Source Gloss
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum ; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers BDB: tower Usage: castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִגְדָּל is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G3093 LXX equivalent Greek
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain