מְגִדּ֖וֹ
𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤅
Megidon
to Megiddo
Proper noun designating a specific ancient city in the Jezreel Valley of the southern Levant, commonly known as Megiddo. The name is used in biblical texts to refer both to the city itself and occasionally its environs. In Zechariah 12:11, the form מְגִדּוֹן (Megiddon) appears, likely a variant or poetic form of Megiddo. The city's semantic range in the Hebrew Bible centers on its identification as a significant fortified site and locus of key historical and prophetic events.
2 Kings 9:27 · Word #24
Lexicon H4023
| Lemma | מְגִדּוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Megidon |
| Strong's | H4023 |
| Definition | Proper noun designating a specific ancient city in the Jezreel Valley of the southern Levant, commonly known as Megiddo. The name is used in biblical texts to refer both to the city itself and occasionally its environs. In Zechariah 12:11, the form מְגִדּוֹן (Megiddon) appears, likely a variant or poetic form of Megiddo. The city's semantic range in the Hebrew Bible centers on its identification as a significant fortified site and locus of key historical and prophetic events. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to Megiddo |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4023-02
Megiddo
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, singular; place-name; no pronominal suffix or construct form in this surface form. |
| Rendering Rationale | Although etymologically linked in form to the root גדד ("to cut, attack, invade"), the name functions in Biblical Hebrew purely as a proper place-name without active root meaning. As a singular proper noun, it is best rendered directly as "Megiddo." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Megidon
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Megiddo |