H4407 מִלּוֹא (millôwʼ) mil-lo'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Millo

Biblical Persons & Places

Millo Millo= in Jerusalem (Jerusalem@Gen.14.18-Rev=H3389)

A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at 2Sa.5.9; referred to as Millo (מִלּוֹא), or Millo (ἄκρα).

Strong's Definition

a rampart (as filled in), i.e. the citadel

Derivation: or מִלֹּא; (2 Kings 12:20), from H4390 (מָלֵא);

KJV Usage: Millo. See also H1037 (בֵּית מִלּוֹא).

Outline of Biblical Usage

Millo = "rampart" or "mound"

1) a place near Shechem; site unknown

2) a part of the fortifications of Jerusalem

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מִלּוֹא (mil.lo) — Millo.

§ Millo = "rampart" or "mound" This name is used for a part of the fortifications of Jerusalem

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

מִלֹּוא (H4407)

noun m · בֵּית מִלֹּוא · מלא

Names of Constructions

Beth-Millo exact meaning unsure; possibly: = a construction near or within the town of Shechem built on a landfill and functioning as a fortified area

JDG 9:6 · JDG 9:20 · JDG 9:20

Fortifications

millo exact meaning unsure; probably: = part of the fortifications of the City of David, often identified with the so-called "stepped stone structure" on the east

2SA 5:9 · 1KI 9:15 · 1KI 9:24 · 1KI 11:27 · 2KI 12:21 · 1CH 11:8 · 2CH 32:5

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מִלּוֹא n.pr.loc. (Thes ‘fill’ of earth, earthwork, but v. GFM Ju 9:6);— near Shechem, site unknown

citadel in Jerus.

dub.; = 2?

base

Bible Occurrences (6)

5:9

9:15 9:24 11:27

11:8

32:5

2 Samuel 5:9

So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.

1 Kings 9:15

This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

1 Kings 9:24

As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that [Solomon] had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.

1 Kings 11:27

and this is the account of his rebellion... against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.

1 Chronicles 11:8

He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.

2 Chronicles 32:5

Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up... towers [on it]. [He also built] an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.