migdol

English

Noun

migdol (plural migdols)

1. Alternative form of migdal
   • 1896, Gaston Maspero, Archibald Henry Sayce, The Struggle of the Nations: Egypt, Syria and Assyria, page 127:

     The aspect of these migdols, or forts, must have appeared strange to the first Egyptians who beheld them.

   • 1937, American Academy of Religion, Journal of Bible and Religion - Volumes 5-6, page 134:

     Perhaps also such a storage city was Tell el-Hesy, where in successive strata complexes resembling migdols or official residences were found.

   • 2015, Maureen R. Harlacher, Heart of a Man: Hoshe'a ben Nun, →ISBN:

     Stories came daily from the city, there were more soldiers in the area than usual, and the migdols were reinforced.