How to Pronounce Megiddo
mee-GIH-do
Megiddo is pronounced mee-GIH-do (mɛˈɡɪdəʊ): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: Meh-GID-oh, mih-GIH-doh.
What does Megiddo mean?
Megiddo means “his precious fruit; declaring a message”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Megiddo?
Megiddo was a fortified Canaanite city whose king was among those defeated by Israel (Joshua 12:21). It was allotted to Manasseh, though its inhabitants were not driven out (Judges 1:27), and the Canaanite kings fought Israel 'by the waters of Megiddo' (Judges 5:19). Solomon later fortified it (1 Kings 9:15), and King Josiah was mortally wounded there fighting Pharaoh Necho and carried back dead to Jerusalem (2 Kings 23:29, 2 Kings 23:30).
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