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Hebrew wordlink #222547

OSHB Neh 3:1 מִגְדַּל (migdal) Strongs=4026 Lemma=‘מִגְדָּל’
contextual word gloss=‘the_tower_of’ word gloss=‘tower_of’
Morphology=Ncbsc PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=singular State=construct
Year=-445

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Other uses (10) of identical word form מִגְדַּל (Morphology=Ncbsc PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מִגְדַּל’ (Morphology=Ncbsc PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=singular State=construct) has 6 different glosses: ‘O’, ‘[is]_a_tower_of’, ‘a_high_platform_of’, ‘a_tower_of’, ‘of_the_tower_of’, ‘the_tower_of’.

JDG 8:17 contextual word gloss=‘the_tower_of’ word gloss=‘tower_of’ OSHB JDG 8:17 word 2

OET-LV: 17 And_DOM the _tower _of Pənū^ʼēl he _tore _down and_he _killed DOM the _men _of the_city. (JDG_8:17)

OET-RV: 17 then they went to Penuel and tore down the tower and executed the city leaders. (JDG 8:17)

JDG 9:46 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_tower_of’ word gloss=‘tower of’ OSHB JDG 9:46 word 4

OET-LV: 46 and_ all _of _they _heard the _citizens _of the _tower _of Shəkem and_they _came into the _underground _chamber _of the _house _of ʼĒl- Berith. (JDG_9:46)

OET-RV: 46 When all the lords of the tower of Shekem heard, they went into the citadel of the temple for El-Berit, (JDG 9:46)

JDG 9:47 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_tower_of’ word gloss=‘Tower of’ OSHB JDG 9:47 word 7

OET-LV: 47 And_it _was _told to_ʼAⱱīmelek if/because _that they _had _gathered _together all _of the _citizens _of the _tower _of Shəkem. (JDG_9:47)

OET-RV: 47 but it was reported to Abimelek that all the lords of the Shekem tower had gathered there. (JDG 9:47)

JDG 9:49 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_tower_of’ word gloss=‘tower of’ OSHB JDG 9:49 word 22

OET-LV: 49 And_they _cut _off also all _of the_people everyone branch _of_his _own and_they _went after ʼAⱱīmelek and_they _put_them over the _underground_chamber and_they _set _on _fire over_them DOM the _underground_chamber with_fire and_they _died also all _of the _men _of the _tower _of Shəkem about_a _thousand man and_woman. (JDG_9:49)

OET-RV: 49 So all the people also each cut off a branch and then followed Abimelek. They piled them on top of the underground chamber, and that’s how they burnt out the underground chamber. As a result, all the distinguished people in the tower of Shekem also died—about a thousand men and women. (JDG 9:49)

NEH 3:1 contextual word gloss=‘the_tower_of’ word gloss=‘tower_of’ OSHB NEH 3:1 word 20

OET-LV: 3 And_ ʼElyāshiyⱱ _he/it _rose _up the_priest/officer (the)_great and_his _of_brothers the_priests and_they _rebuilt DOM the _gate _of the _sheep they they_consecrated _it and_they _set _up doors _of_its and_unto the _tower _of the _hundred they_consecrated _it to the _tower _of Ḩₐnan^ʼēl. (NEH_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 The high priest Elyashiv worked together with his brothers the priests, and they rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They themselves dedicated it and installed the doors on it. In addition, they dedicated the section of the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred and beyond that to the Tower of Hananel. (NEH 3:1)

NEH 3:11 contextual word gloss=‘the_tower_of’ word gloss=‘tower_of’ OSHB NEH 3:11 word 12

OET-LV: 11 A _measured _portion second Malkīy^yāh he _repaired the _son _of Ḩārim and_Ḩashshəūⱱ the _son _of Paḩat- Mōʼāⱱ and_DOM the _tower _of the _ovens. (NEH_3:11)

OET-RV: 11 Harim’s son Malkiyyah and Pahat-Moav’s son Hashshuv repaired a section, as well as the Tower of Ovens. (NEH 3:11)

NEH 8:4 contextual word gloss=‘a_high_platform_of’ word gloss=‘high_~_platform_of’ OSHB NEH 8:4 word 5

OET-LV: 4 And_ ˊEzrāʼ _he _stood the_scribe on a _high _platform _of wood which people _had _made to_the _message/thing/matter and_he _stood beside_him Mattit^yāh and_Shemaˊ and_ˊAnā^yāh and_ʼŪriy^yāh and_Ḩilqiy^yāh and_Maˊₐsē^yāh on hand _of_his _right and_were_from_his _of_left Pədā^yāh and_Mīshā^ʼēl and_Malkīy^yāh and_Ḩāshum and_Ḩashbaddānāh Zəkar^yāh Məshullām. (NEH_8:4)

OET-RV: 4 Ezra the scribe stood on a raised wooden platform that they had made especially for this purpose. Standing on his right were Mattitiah, Shema, Anayah, Uriyyah, Hilkiyyah, and Ma’aseyah, and on his left stood Pedayah, Misha’el, Malkiyyah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zekaryah, and Meshullam. (NEH 8:4)

PSA 61:4 contextual word gloss=‘a_tower_of’ word gloss=‘tower_of’ OSHB PSA 61:4 word 5

OET-LV: 4  if/because you _have _been a _refuge to_me a _tower _of strength from_face/in _front _of the_enemy. (PSA_61:4)

OET-RV: 4 Let me live in your tent forever.
⇔ ≈ Let me find protection under the shelter of your wings. (Instrumental break.) (PSA 61:4)

PROV 18:10 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_tower_of’ word gloss=‘tower_of’ OSHB PROV 18:10 word 1

OET-LV: 10 is_a _tower _of strength the _name _of YHWH in/on/over_him/it he _runs a _righteous_person and_he _is _set _on _high. (PRO_18:10)

OET-RV: 10 Yahweh’s name is a strong tower.
⇔ → Godly people run into it to be safe. (PRO 18:10)

MIC 4:8 contextual word gloss=‘O’ word gloss=‘tower of’ OSHB MIC 4:8 word 2

OET-LV: 8 and_you(ms) Oh Migdal Oh _hill _of the _daughter _of Tsiyyōn to_you it _will _come and_it _will _come the_dominion (the)_former a _kingdom _of to_the _daughter _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (MIC_4:8)

OET-RV: ⇔  8 And you, watchtower for the flock,
⇔ hill of the daughter of Tsiyyon—
⇔ to you it will come—your former dominion will arrive—
⇔ the kingdom that belongs to the daughter of Yerushalem. (MIC 4:8)