Etymology

migdal

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Today it means: A fortified tower built in biblical times. Full definition →

Hebrew מגדל
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמגדל
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromמגדל
  3. English todaymigdal

Borrowed from Hebrew מגדל (“tower”).

Words from the same roots

Hebrewמגדל all →

magdalene

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.