H4023

מְגִדּוֹ

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Megiddo

Megiddo or Megiddon = "place of crowds" ancient city of Canaan assigned to Manasseh and located on the southern rim of the plain of Esdraelon 6 miles (10 km) from Mount Carmel and 11 miles (18 km) from Nazareth Also named: Armageddōn (Ἀρμαγεδδών "Armageddon" G0717)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מְגִדּוֺ and (Zech 12:11) מְגִדּוֺן proper name, of a location (connection with above √ not clear; ᵐ5 Μαγεδδω, Μεκεδω, Μαγεδω, etc.; ᵑ9 Mageddo; Assyrian Magadû, Magidû COTGloss DlPa 287) old Canaanitish city, assigned to Manasseh 1Kgs 4:12; 1Kgs 9:15; 2Kgs 9:27; 2Kgs 23:29; 2Kgs 23:30 ׳מֶלֶךְ מ Josh 12:21 ׳ישְׁבֵי מ Josh 17:11 = Judg 1:27 ׳מֵי מ Judg 5:19 ׳בִּקְעַת מ Zech 12:11; 2Chr 35:22 — modern Lejjûn (=Legio) RobBR ii. 329 f. 364 BdPal 229.


10 occurrences

Joshua (2), Judges (2), I Kings (2), II Kings (3), I Chronicles (1)