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migdal-ʿēder מִגְדַּל־עֵ֫דֶר ‘Migdal-edar’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from migdāl מִגְדָּל ‘tower’ and ʿēder עֵ֫דֶר ‘flock’
Roots: מגדל מגדלה עדר

migdal-ʿēder pr n loc
Migdal-eder = "tower of the flock"
1) a shepherd's watchtower near Bethlehem

Mentioned in Genesis 35:21

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