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Migdal-el — the meaning of the Hebrew name מִגְדַּל־אֵל

מִגְדַּל־אֵל

Migdal-ʼÊl · pronounced mig-dal-ale' · Strong's H4027 · a place

Migdal-el means tower of God.

Built from

מִגְדָּל migdâl (from, H4026) — a tower (from its size or height) open in the lexicon ›

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H4026 and H410; tower of God; Migdal-El, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 19:38 And Iron, and Migdal–el, Horem, and Beth–anath, and Beth–shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. (KJV)

Every verse that names Migdal-el

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

Josh 19:38

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