Strong H4026H4026Gמִגְדָּל
(Hananel) Tower
One of the 4 senses of Strong H4026
- Transliteration
- migdâl migdâlâh
- Pronunciation
- {mig-dawl'} mig-daw-law'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
General definition
From H1431; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy a rostrum; figuratively a (pyramidal) bed of flowers: - {castle} {flower} {pulpit} tower. Compare the names following.
In the biblical story
Tower of Hananel
A tower in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah
The Tower of Hananel, a tower in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah and mentioned in prophetic visions of the city's restoration (Neh. 3:1; 12:39; Jer. 31:38; Zech. 14:10).
In the Bible
Strong H4026G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- tower3
First verses
- 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.
- Jeremiah 31:38Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
- Zechariah 14:10All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.