Migdal (מגדל) means tower in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tower
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Migdal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראבנין צר וגבוה.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָבָה נִבְנֶה־לָּנוּ עִיר וּמִגְדָּל וְרֹאשׁוֹ בַשָּׁמַיִם; וְנַעֲשֶׂה־לָּנוּ שֵׁם פֶּן־נָפוּץ עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ.
- 2לשון חז"ל, ארכאיארון, תיבה גבוהה לשמירת חפצים.
- 3במקרא מופיעה גם צורת הריבוי מִגְדָּלוֹת (ובסמיכות: מִגְדְּלוֹת־).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Migdal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִגְדָּל
- Written without vowel points
- מגדל
- Said
- migdal
- Root
- ג־ד־ל
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Plural
- מִגְדָּלִים
- Inflections
- ר' מִגְדָּלִים; מִגְדַּל־, ר' מִגְדְּלֵי־
- Gematria
- 77
This is how Migdal is said in other languages.
- English
- tower
- Arabic
- برج
- Russian
- башня
- French
- tour
- Spanish
- torre
- German
- Turm
- Yiddish
- טורעם
These words mean nearly the same as Migdal.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Migdal.
The word Migdal is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חומה ומגדל
- מגדל בבל
- מגדל מים
- מגדל פעמונים
- מגדל פיקוח
- מגדל קלפים
- מגדל שן
- מגדל פורח באוויר
- מגדל עוז
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Migdal comes from the root ג־ד־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Migdal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Migdal.
What does Migdal (מגדל) mean in Hebrew?
Migdal (מגדל) means tower. It is said migdal, with the stress on dal.
What is a synonym for Migdal (מגדל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Migdal (מגדל) are גורד שחקים, צריח, תיבה, and ארון.
What rhymes with Migdal (מגדל)?
Words that rhyme with Migdal (מגדל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
Is Migdal (מגדל) masculine or feminine?
The word Migdal (מגדל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מִגְדָּלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מגדל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.