migdol

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Noun

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migdol (plural migdols)

  1. Alternative form of migdal
    • 1896, Gaston Maspero, Archibald Henry Sayce, The Struggle of the Nations: Egypt, Syria and Assyria, page 127:
      The aspect of these migdols, or forts, must have appeared strange to the first Egyptians who beheld them.
    • 1937, American Academy of Religion, Journal of Bible and Religion - Volumes 5-6, page 134:
      Perhaps also such a storage city was Tell el-Hesy, where in successive strata complexes resembling migdols or official residences were found.
    • 2015, Maureen R. Harlacher, Heart of a Man: Hoshe'a ben Nun, →ISBN:
      Stories came daily from the city, there were more soldiers in the area than usual, and the migdols were reinforced.