Lexicon
מִגְדֹּל
mig.dol
H4024B
N:N--L Hebrew

Migdol

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

mig.dol is a proper place-name used for a camping point and an Egyptian location in prophetic and geographic notices.

The attested noun proper form identifies Migdol as a location: Israel camps before it in the wilderness notices, while other passages place it among Egyptian locations or use it as one end of a stated extent within Egypt.

Senses in use

  1. A named location in travel and Egyptian settings · dominant

    Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper and functions as a place-name. In Exodus 14:2 the APB renders Israel's commanded camp as being "between Migdol and the sea," and in Numbers 33:7 it renders their camp as "before Migdol." In Jeremiah 44:1 and Jeremiah 46:14 it is named among locations in Egypt, while Ezekiel 29:10 and Ezekiel 30:6 render it as the starting point in the wording "from Migdol to Syene."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the proper name as "Migdol," whether it marks an encampment, appears in a list of Egyptian locations, or begins the phrase "from Migdol to Syene." This reflects the verse-level a whole-verse translation.

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