H4026 — מִגְדָּל (migdâl)

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Strong's H4026 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מִגְדָּל (migdâl)

Pronunciation: mig-dawl'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: also (in plural) feminine מִגְדָּלָה (migdâlâh); from גָּדַל (gâdal) [H1431];

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

KJV Renderings: castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.

Senses

  1. tower
    1. tower
    2. elevated stage, pulpit
    3. raised bed

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G968 βῆμα bēma from the base of G939 a step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne
G4444 πύργος pýrgos apparently a primary word ("burgh") a tower or castle tower
G3093 Μαγδαλά Magdalá of Chaldee origin (compare H4026) the tower; Magdala (i.e. Migdala), a place in Palestine Magdala
H1431 גָּדַל gâdal a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare גְּדִל (gᵉdil) H1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride) advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.