{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H4026",
  "lemma": "מִגְדָּל",
  "transliteration": "migdâl",
  "definition": "a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers",
  "kjv": "castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.",
  "occurrences": 49,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H1431",
      "lemma": "גָּדַל",
      "transliteration": "gâdal",
      "meaning": "to be",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H1431"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "מִגְדָּל n.m. tower",
    "1. tower",
    "2. elevated stage, pulpit of wood",
    "3. raised bed"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 11:4",
      "text": "They said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/11?v=4"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 11:5",
      "text": "The LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/11?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 8:9",
      "text": "He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/8?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 8:17",
      "text": "He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/8?v=17"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 9:46",
      "text": "When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/9?v=46"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 9:47",
      "text": "Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/9?v=47"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 9:49",
      "text": "All the people likewise each cut down his bough, followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/9?v=49"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 9:51",
      "text": "But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women of the city fled there, and shut themselves in…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/9?v=51"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 9:52",
      "text": "Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/9?v=52"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Kings 9:17",
      "text": "Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/9?v=17"
    }
  ],
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}