mig.dal denotes a tower or elevated fortified structure, also used in images of strength, refuge, and prominence.

The term most often identifies a physical tower: a built, defended, watched, or named structure associated with cities, walls, and boundaries. It also occurs in figurative comparisons, where a tower image expresses strength, refuge, elevation, or prominence.

1. Physical tower or fortified structure · dominant

   The singular and plural noun forms identify constructed structures in city, wall, and defense settings. In Genesis 11:4 the APB renders a city-building project that includes "a tower"; in 2 Kings 9:17 a watchman stands on one; and in 2 Chronicles 26:15 weapons are placed on towers and corners. Nehemiah 3:1 and Nehemiah 12:39 place named towers along Jerusalem's wall and gates, while Judges 9:51 depicts people fleeing into a strong tower and ascending its roof.

   Genesis 11:42 Kings 9:172 Chronicles 26:15Nehemiah 3:1Nehemiah 12:39Judges 9:51
2. Tower imagery in comparison and metaphor · occasional

   The noun is used in comparisons rather than only for a literal structure. In Proverbs 18:10 the APB renders the name of the LORD as "a tower of strength" into which the righteous run; Micah 4:8 addresses a "tower of the flock" in a statement about coming dominion. Song of Songs 4:4 compares a neck with the tower of David, and Song of Songs 8:10 compares breasts with towers.

   Proverbs 18:10Micah 4:8Song of Songs 4:4Song of Songs 8:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly renders the noun as "tower" or "towers," including towers on walls, in cities, and in the wilderness. It also uses related phrasing such as "watchtower," "citadels," and "stronghold" in some contexts; These variations should be read as renderings of the clauses rather than fixed equivalents.