Strong H3968מֵאָה
(Tower of) the Hundred
- Transliteration
- mê'âh
- Pronunciation
- may-aw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
The same as H3967; {Meah} a tower in Jerusalem: - Meah.
Detailed definition
Combined with mig.dal (מִגְדָּל "Tower" H4026H)
In the biblical story
Tower of the Hundred
A tower in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah
The Tower of the Hundred, a tower in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt during Nehemiah's restoration of the city (Neh. 3:1; 12:39).
In the Bible
Strong H3968 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- meah2
First verses
- Nehemiah 3:1Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
- Nehemiah 12:39And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.