Megiddo
מְגִדּוֹStrong’s H4023megiddon (me-gid-don)
Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Megiddon is the Hebrew word usually translated “megiddo”, “at megiddo” and “from megiddo”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
“In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.”
Meaning
- Megiddo or Megiddon = "place of crowds"
How it's translated
- megiddo 9
- and megiddo 1
- at megiddo 1
- from megiddo 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 3
- Joshua 2
- Judges 2
- 1 Kings 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Joshua 12:21The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
- Joshua 17:11And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
- Judges 1:27Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
- Judges 5:19The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
- 1 Kings 4:12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
- 1 Kings 9:15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
Hebrew dictionary
מְגִדּוֹ megiddon · Megiddo
Megiddo or Megiddon = "place of crowds" ancient city of Canaan assigned to Manasseh and located on the southern rim of the plain of Esdraelon 6 miles (10 km) from Mount Carmel and 11 miles (18 km) from Nazareth Also named: Armageddōn (Ἀρμαγεδδών "Armageddon" G0717)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.