Lexical Summary Mgiddown: a tower Original Word: מְגִדּוֹןTransliteration: Mgiddown Phonetic Spelling: (meg-id-done') Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Short Definition: a tower Meaning: Megiddo -- a tower Strong's Concordance Megiddo, Megiddon (Zech. 'abdan or Mgiddow {meg-id-do'}; from gadad; rendezvous; Megiddon or Megiddo, a place in Palestine -- Megiddo, Megiddon. see HEBREW 'abdan see HEBREW gadad Brown-Driver-Briggs H4023. Mgiddown מְגִדּוֺ and (Zechariah 12:11) מְגִדּוֺן proper name, of a location (connection with above √ not clear; ᵐ5 Μαγεδδω, Μεκεδω, Μαγεδω, etc.; ᵑ9 Mageddo; Assyrian Magadû, Magidû COTGloss DlPa 287) old Canaanitish city, assigned to Manasseh 1 Kings 4:12; 9:15; 2 Kings 9:27; 23:29-30, מ ׳מֶלֶךְ Joshua 12:21; מ ׳ישְׁבֵי 17:11 = Judges 1:27; מ ׳מֵי 5:19; מ ׳בִּקְעַת Zechariah 12:11; 2 Chronicles 35:22; — modern Lejjûn (=Legio) RobBR ii. 329 f.364BdPal 229. גדה (cut, cut or tear away ?). |
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