Migdal-gad — the meaning of the Hebrew name מִגְדַּל־גָּד

מִגְדַּל־גָּד

Migdal-Gâd · pronounced migdal-gawd' · Strong's H4028 · a place

Migdal-gad means tower of Fortune.

Built from

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

גַּד Gad (and, H1408) — Fortune, a Babylonian deity open in the lexicon ›

from H4026 and H1408; tower of Fortune; Migdal-Gad, a place in Palestine.

Josh 15:37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal–gad, (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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