# H4407 מִלּוֹא

מִלּוֹא (millôwʼ), Strong’s H4407: a rampart (as filled in), i.e. the citadel KJV: Millo. See also H1037 (בֵּית מִלּוֹא).. Occurs 10 times.

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*millôwʼ* — a rampart (as filled in), i.e. the citadel

KJV: Millo. See also H1037 (בֵּית מִלּוֹא).

Derived from [מָלֵא mâlêʼ](https://besorah.bible/word/H4390) (to fill)

Occurs 10 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- מִלּוֹא n.pr.loc. (Thes ‘fill’ of earth, earthwork, but v. GFM Ju 9:6);—
- 1 near Shechem, site unknown
- 2 citadel in Jerus.
- 3 dub.; = 2?

## Where it occurs
- [Judges 9:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/9?v=6) — All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together with all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by…
- [Judges 9:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/9?v=20) — but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come…
- [2 Samuel 5:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/5?v=9) — David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward.
- [1 Kings 9:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/9?v=15) — This is the reason of the forced labor which King Solomon conscripted: to build the LORD’s house, his own house, Millo…
- [1 Kings 9:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/9?v=24) — But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of David’s city to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built Millo.
- [1 Kings 11:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/11?v=27) — This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of his…
- [2 Kings 12:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/12?v=21) — His servants arose and made a conspiracy, and struck Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
- [1 Chronicles 11:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/11?v=8) — He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
- [2 Chronicles 32:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-chronicles/32?v=5) — He took courage, built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, with the other wall…