Bible Names

Magdala: meaning of the name

Magdala means “tower; greatness.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Magdala in Hebrew and Greek

Μαγδαλά G3093

Magdalá — the tower; Magdala (i.e. Migdala), a place in Palestine

of Chaldee origin (compare H04026);

Magdala in Scripture

“Magdala” appears in 1 verse of the King James Version.

  • Matthew 15:39

    And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.