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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
The king of Megiddo

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:11 - The following towns within the territory of Issachar and Asher, however, were given to Manasseh: Beth-shan,[fn] Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphoth-dor),[fn] Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:27 - The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the people living in Beth-shan,[fn] Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and all their surrounding settlements, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:19 - “The kings of Canaan came and fought,
at Taanach near Megiddo’s springs,
but they carried off no silver treasures.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:12 - Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shan[fn] near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and over to Jokmeam.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:15 - This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s Temple, the royal palace, the supporting terraces,[fn] the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:27 - When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode after him, shouting, “Shoot him, too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot at the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam. He was able to go on as far as Megiddo, but he died there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:29 - While Josiah was king, Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went to the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah and his army marched out to fight him,[fn] but King Neco[fn] killed him when they met at Megiddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:30 - Josiah’s officers took his body back in a chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land anointed Josiah’s son Jehoahaz and made him the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:29 - Along the border of Manasseh were the towns of Beth-shan,[fn] Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, and their surrounding villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel[fn] lived in these towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22 - But Josiah refused to listen to Neco, to whom God had indeed spoken, and he would not turn back. Instead, he disguised himself and led his army into battle on the plain of Megiddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:11 - The sorrow and mourning in Jerusalem on that day will be like the great mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddo.
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