H4029 H4029
Migdal-Eder, place name meaning 'tower of the flock'
A place name meaning 'tower of the flock' or 'watchtower of the herd,' appearing in Genesis 35:21 and Micah 4:8. This was a shepherd's watchtower near Bethlehem where Jacob camped. Such towers allowed shepherds to watch over their flocks and detect approaching predators or thieves. Micah uses this name metaphorically for Jerusalem, calling it the 'tower of the flock,' emphasizing God's watchful care over his people.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Migdal-Eder, place name meaning 'tower of the flock,' a shepherd's watchtower near Bethlehem. Genesis 35:21 locates Jacob's camp here. The name describes a tower's function: watching over flocks. Micah 4:8 uses this metaphorically for Jerusalem: 'tower of the flock, stronghold of daughter Zion.' The multilingual evidence shows transliteration (Migdal-Eder), preserving the Hebrew. This pastoral image conveys both practical security and theological care. 1×
AR["مِجْدَلِ-عَدَرَ"]·ben["মিগদল-এদের"]·DE["von-Migdal-Eder"]·EN["Migdal-Eder"]·FR["Migdal-Eder"]·heb["למגדלעדר"]·HI["मिग्दल-एदेर"]·ID["Migdal-eder"]·IT["Migdal-Eder"]·jav["Migdal-Éder"]·KO["믹달-에데르의"]·PT["Migdal-'Eder"]·RU["Мигдаль-Эдером"]·ES["Migdal-Eder"]·SW["kumbe"]·TR["Migdal-Eder'in"]·urd["مگدل-عیدر-سے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִגְדַּל־עֵ֫דֶר n.pr. (flock-tower) shepherd’s watch-tower near Bethlehem Gn 35:21 Mi 4:8.