Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #4023 - מְגִדּוֹן Mgiddown (a tower)

Original Word:	מְגִדּוֹן
Transliteration:	Mgiddown
Definition:	a tower
Part of Speech:	Proper Name Location
Phonetic Spelling:	(meg-id-done')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Megiddo, Megiddon

(Zech. 'abdan or Mgiddow {meg-id-do'}; from gadad; rendezvous; Megiddon or Megiddo, a place in Palestine -- Megiddo, Megiddon.

see HEBREW 'abdan

see HEBREW gadad

Englishman's Concordance

Megiddo or Megiddon=“place of crowds”
1) ancient city of Canaan assigned to Manasseh and located on the southern rim of the plain of Esdraelon 6 miles (10 kilometers) from Mount Carmel and 11 miles (18 kilometers) from Nazareth
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H1413

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מְגִדּוֺ and (Zechariah 12:11) מְגִדּוֺןproper name, of a location (connection with above √ not clear; ᵐ5Μαγεδδω, Μεκεδω, Μαγεδω, etc.; ᵑ9 Mageddo; Assyrian Magadû, Magidû COT^Gloss Dl^{Pa 287}) old Canaanitish city, assigned to Manasseh 1 Kings 4:12; 1 Kings 9:15; 2 Kings 9:27; 2 Kings 23:29,30; ׳מֶלֶךְ מJoshua 12:21; ׳ישְׁבֵי מJoshua 17:11=Judges 1:27; ׳מֵי מJudges 5:19; ׳בִּקְעַת מZechariah 12:11; 2Chronicles 35:22; — modern Lejjûn (=Legio) Rob^{BR ii. 329 f.}364Bd^{Pal 229}.

גדה (cut, cut or tear away ?).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4023. מְגִדּוֹן (Mgiddown) — 12 Occurrences

Joshua 12:21
HEB:אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ מְגִדּ֖וֹ אֶחָֽד׃
NAS: one; the king of Megiddo, one;
KJV: one; the king of Megiddo, one;
INT: one the king of Megiddo one

Joshua 17:11
HEB:וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י מְגִדּ֖וֹ וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת
NAS: and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns,
KJV: and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns,
INT: towns and the inhabitants of Megiddo towns the third

Judges 1:27
HEB:וְאֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י מְגִדּ֖וֹ וְאֶת־ בְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָ
NAS: or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages;
KJV: nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns:
INT: villages the inhabitants of Megiddo villages persisted

Judges 5:19
HEB:עַל־ מֵ֣י מְגִדּ֑וֹ בֶּ֥צַע כֶּ֖סֶף
NAS: the waters of Megiddo; They took
KJV: by the waters of Megiddo; they took
INT: near the waters of Megiddo plunder silver

1 Kings 4:12
HEB:אֲחִיל֔וּד תַּעְנַ֖ךְ וּמְגִדּ֑וֹ וְכָל־ בֵּ֣ית
NAS: [in] Taanach and Megiddo, and all
KJV: [to him pertained] Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean,
INT: of Ahilud Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth-shean

1 Kings 9:15
HEB:חָצֹ֥ר וְאֶת־ מְגִדּ֖וֹ וְאֶת־ גָּֽזֶר׃
NAS: Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
KJV: and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
INT: of Jerusalem Hazor Megiddo and Gezer

2 Kings 9:27
HEB:יִבְלְעָ֔ם וַיָּ֥נָס מְגִדּ֖וֹ וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃
NAS: But he fled to Megiddo and died
KJV: And he fled to Megiddo, and died
INT: Ibleam fled to Megiddo and died there

2 Kings 23:29
HEB:לִקְרָאת֔וֹ וַיְמִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ בִּמְגִדּ֔וֹ כִּרְאֹת֖וֹ אֹתֽוֹ׃
NAS: him he killed him at Megiddo.
KJV: him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen
INT: against killed Megiddo saw

2 Kings 23:30
HEB:עֲבָדָ֥יו מֵת֙ מִמְּגִדּ֔וֹ וַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
NAS: in a chariot from Megiddo, and brought
KJV: dead from Megiddo, and brought
INT: his servants his body Megiddo and brought to Jerusalem

1 Chronicles 7:29
HEB:תַּעְנַ֣ךְ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ מְגִדּ֥וֹ וּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ דּ֣וֹר
NAS: with its towns, Megiddo with its towns,
KJV: and her towns, Megiddo and her towns,
INT: Taanach towns Megiddo towns Dor

2 Chronicles 35:22
HEB:לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בְּבִקְעַ֥ת מְגִדּֽוֹ׃
NAS: to make war on the plain of Megiddo.
KJV: to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
INT: war the plain of Megiddo

Zechariah 12:11
HEB:רִמּ֖וֹן בְּבִקְעַ֥ת מְגִדּֽוֹן׃
NAS: in the plain of Megiddo.
KJV: in the valley of Megiddon.
INT: of Hadadrimmon the plain of Megiddo

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