Migdal ( he, מִגְדָּל) is a Hebrew word for tower. It may refer to:
People
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Alexander Migdal (born 1945), Soviet, Russian and American physicist, son of Arkady Migdal
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Arkady Migdal
Arkady Beynusovich (Benediktovich) Migdal (russian: Арка́дий Бе́йнусович (Бенеди́ктович) Мигда́л; Lida, Russian Empire, 11 March 1911 – Princeton, United States, 9 February 1991) was a Soviet physicist and ...
(1911–1991), Soviet physicist
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Ted Migdal
Theodore Migdal Jr. (February 14, 1918 – November 1, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids
The Akron Firestone Non-Skids were an American professional basketball team based in Akron ...
(1918–1999), American professional basketball player
Places
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Kfar Etzion
Kfar Etzion ( he, כְּפַר עֶצְיוֹן, ''lit.'' Etzion Village) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a religious kibbutz located in the Judean Hills between Jerusalem and Hebron in the southern West Bank, establish ...
, formerly called ''Migdal Eder'', an Israeli settlement in the West Bank
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Migdal Afek Migdal ( he, מִגְדָּל) is a Hebrew word for tower. It may refer to:
People
* Alexander Migdal (born 1945), Soviet, Russian and American physicist, son of Arkady Migdal
* Arkady Migdal (1911–1991), Soviet physicist
* Ted Migdal (1918–19 ...
, national park near Rosh HaAyin, Israel
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Migdal HaEmek
Migdal HaEmek ( he, מִגְדַּל הָעֶמֶק, lit. ''Tower of the Valley'', also officially spelt Migdal HaEmeq, ar, مجدال هعيمق) is a city in the Northern District of Israel.
In it had a population of . There is a tower to ...
, city in Israel
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Migdal Oz, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank
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Migdal (the ancient ''Magdala'', near Tiberias)
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Migdal, Israel, local council in Israel
Buildings
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Migdal Synagogue, an ancient synagogue on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
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Shalom Meir Tower or Migdal Shalom Meir, an office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel
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Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel ( he, , ''Mīgdal Bāḇel'') narrative in Genesis 11:1–9 is an origin myth meant to explain why the world's peoples speak different languages.
According to the story, a united human race speaking a single language and mi ...
or ''Migdal Bavel''
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Tower of David
The Tower of David ( he, מגדל דוד, Migdál Davíd), also known as the Citadel ( ar, القلعة, al-Qala'a), is an ancient citadel located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem.
The citadel that stands today dates to ...
or ''Migdal David''
Companies and organizations
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Migdal (company), an Israeli insurance company
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Migdal Or, an NGO
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Migdal Oz (seminary)
Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for Women, commonly known as Migdal Oz ( he, בית מדרש לנשים מגדל עז), is an Orthodox Jewish institution of higher Torah study for women located in the Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion in Israel.
O ...
, an Israeli institution of Torah study for women, West Bank
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Zwi Migdal
Zwi Migdal ( yi, צבי מגדל, Polish: Cwi Migdał) was an organized-crime group by Polish Jewish individuals, founded in Poland and based mainly in Argentina, that trafficked in Jewish women from Central Europe for sexual slavery and forced ...
, a Polish Jewish organized crime group, based mainly in Argentina
See also
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Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. or ''Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem'', basketball club in Jerusalem
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Landau–Pomeranchuk–Migdal effect
In high-energy physics, the Landau–Pomeranchuk–Migdal effect, also known as the Landau–Pomeranchuk effect and the Pomeranchuk effect, or simply LPM effect, is a reduction of the bremsstrahlung and pair production cross sections at high energi ...
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Majdal (disambiguation) Majdal ( ar, مجدل, link=no, meaning "tower") may refer to:
Israel and Palestine
* al-Majdal or al-Majdal Asqalan, a Palestinian village depopulated in 1948, now part of Ashkelon in Israel
* al-Majdal, Tiberias, a Palestinian village depopulat ...
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Migdal Or (disambiguation)
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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 fo ...
, a Hebrew word for tower
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