Migdol
/ˈmɪɡ.dɒl/noun
A Hebrew word meaning a tower or fortified watchtower, also used as a place name in the Bible.
Did you know?Migdol comes from the Hebrew root g-d-l, the same root behind ideas of greatness and magnitude, so a “migdol” is literally a thing that rises up to become big and visible.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
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*gdl
“to be great, large, or high”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
מִגְדָּל (migdāl)
“tower; elevated fortified structure”
Septuagint / Biblical Greek
Greek
Μαγδωλ (Magdōl)
“a transliterated place name in the Hebrew Bible”
Latin
Latin
Magdolo / Magdalum
“a transliterated biblical place name”
Modern English
English
Migdol
“a biblical place name and Hebrew term for a tower”