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Megiddo — the meaning of the Hebrew name מְגִדּוֹן

מְגִדּוֹן

Mᵉgiddôwn · pronounced meg-id-done' · Strong's H4023 · a place · also spelled Megiddon

Megiddo means rendezvous.

Built from

אַבְדָן ʼabdân (zechariah, H12) — a perishing open in the lexicon ›

גָּדַד gâdad (from, H1413) — to crowd open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

(Zechariah H12) or מְגִדּוֹ; from H1413; rendezvous; Megiddon or Megiddo, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 12:21 The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; (KJV)

Every verse that names Megiddo

12 occurrences in 12 verses — Joshua, Judges, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Zechariah

Josh 12:21Josh 17:11Judg 1:27Judg 5:191Kgs 4:121Kgs 9:152Kgs 9:272Kgs 23:292Kgs 23:301Chr 7:292Chr 35:22Zech 12:11

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