מגידו

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מגידו

Where it comes from

Presumably originally מגידון / מְגִדּוֹן (megidón), from the root ג־ד־ד (g-d-d) + ־ון (-on). Compare with גָּדַד (gadád, “to penetrate, to cut into”),

*and with מגיד "oracle" Hiph of root נגד (NGD)

proper noun מְגִדּוֹ · megído

archaic A place of crowds.
Megiddo or Megiddon: an ancient city of Canaan, located on the southern rim of the plain of Esdraelon 10 km (6 miles) from Mount Carmel. בָּאוּ מְלָכִים נִלְחָמוּ אָז נִלְחֲמוּ מַלְכֵי כְנַעַן בְּתַעְנַךְ עַל־מֵי מְגִדּוֹ בֶּצַע כֶּסֶף לֹא לָקָחוּ׃
Megiddo (a kibbutz in northern Israel). Located in the Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. פְּלוּטוֹ כְּלַבְלַב מִקִבּוּץ מְגִדּוֹ, יֵשׁ לוֹ הַכֹּל: מָרָק וָעֶצֶם.

In English

Mount Megiddo hill in modern Israel

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מגידו},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%92%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}