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מִלּוֹא H4407
H4407 is the Hebrew word מִלּוֹא, transliterated millôwʼ and said mil-lo'. The King James Version most often renders it millo.
What it means
a rampart (as filled in), i.e. the citadel.
Where it comes from
or מִלֹּא; (2 Kings 12:20), from H4390 (מָלֵא).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Millo. See also H1037 (בֵּית מִלּוֹא).
Verses using מִלּוֹא
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 9:6 · KJV
And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
Judges 9:20 · KJV
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
2 Samuel 5:9 · KJV
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
1 Kings 9:15 · KJV
And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
1 Kings 9:24 · KJV
But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
1 Kings 11:27 · KJV
And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
2 Kings 12:20 · KJV
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
1 Chronicles 11:8 · KJV
And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
2 Chronicles 32:5 · KJV
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4407 mean?
H4407 is the Hebrew word מִלּוֹא (millôwʼ), meaning a rampart (as filled in), i.e. the citadel.
How is H4407 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it millo (9 times), even from millo (1 time).
How many times does H4407 appear in the Bible?
מִלּוֹא (millôwʼ) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4407 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or מִלֹּא; (2 Kings 12:20), from H4390 (מָלֵא).
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