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Lexicon :: Strong's H4023 - mᵊḡidôn

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מְגִדּוֹן
Transliteration
mᵊḡidôn
Pronunciation
meg-id-done'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

מְגִדּוֹן Mᵉgiddôwn, meg-id-done'; (Zechariah H12) or מְגִדּוֹ Mᵉgiddôw; from H1413; rendezvous; Megiddon or Megiddo, a place in Palestine:—Megiddo, Megiddon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H4023 in the following manner: Megiddo (11x), Megiddon (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H4023 in the following manner: Megiddo (11x), Megiddon (1x).

  1. Megiddo or Megiddon = "place of crowds"

    1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְגִדּוֹן Mᵉgiddôwn, meg-id-done'; (Zechariah H12) or מְגִדּוֹ Mᵉgiddôw; from H1413; rendezvous; Megiddon or Megiddo, a place in Palestine:—Megiddo, Megiddon.
STRONGS H4023: Abbreviations
† מְגִדּוֺ and (Zechariah 12:11) מְגִדּוֺן proper name, of a location (connection with above √ not clear; Greek Version of the LXX Μαγεδδω, Μεκεδω, Μαγεδω, etc.; Vulgate Mageddo; Assyrian Magadû, Magidû COTGloss DlPa 287) old Canaanitish city, assigned to Manasseh 1 Kings 4:12; 1 Kings 9:15; 2 Kings 9:27; 2 Kings 23:29, 30; מֶלֶךְ מ׳ Joshua 12:21; ישְׁבֵי מ׳Joshua 17:11 = Judges 1:27; מֵי מ׳ Judges 5:19; בִּקְעַת מ׳ Zechariah 12:11; 2 Chronicles 35:22; — modern Lejjûn (=Legio) RobBR ii. 329 f. 364 BdPal 229.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

12:21; 17:11

Judges

1:27; 5:19

1 Kings

4:12; 9:15

2 Kings

9:27; 23:29; 23:30

2 Chronicles

35:22

Zechariah

12:11; 12:11

H4023

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4023 matches the Hebrew מְגִדּוֹן (mᵊḡidôn),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:21 - the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:11 - Also, in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its towns and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; the third is Napheth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:27 -

But [the tribe of] Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so the Canaanites remained in that land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:19 -

“The kings came and fought;

Then the kings of Canaan fought

At Taanach by the waters of Megiddo.

Spoils of silver they did not obtain.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:12 - Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah as far as beyond Jokmeam;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:15 -

Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own house, the [fn]Millo (fortification), the wall of Jerusalem, [and the fortress cities of] Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:27 -

When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu pursued him and said, “Shoot him too, [while he is] in the chariot.” So they shot him at the ascent to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And Ahaziah fled to Megiddo and died there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:29 - In his days Pharaoh Neco (Necho) king of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates [to help him fight Nabopolassar the king of Babylon]. King Josiah went out to meet him, but Pharaoh killed Josiah at Megiddo when he saw him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:30 - Josiah’s servants carried his dead body in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in his father’s place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:29 - and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, with all their towns. In these [places] lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel (Jacob).

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22 - Yet Josiah would not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight against him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to fight against him on the plain of Megiddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:11 - “In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of [the city of] Hadadrimmon in the Valley of [fn]Megiddo [over beloved King [fn]Josiah].
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