Migdol

Migdol, or migdal, is a Hebrew word (מגדּלה מגדּל, מגדּל מגדּול) which means either a tower (from its size or height), an elevated stage (a rostrum or pulpit), or a raised bed (within a river). Physically, it can mean fortified land, i.e. a walled city or castle; or elevated land, as in a raised bed, like a platform, possibly a lookout. "Migdol" has been suggested as a loanword from Egyptian (mktr), mekter, or mgatir meaning "fort," "fortification," or "stronghold," and the corresponding term...