- Original: Μαγδαλά - Transliteration: Magdala - Phonetic: mag-dal-ah' - Definition: Magdala = a tower 1. a place on the western shore of the Lake of Galilee, about 3 miles (5 km) south of Tiberias - Origin: of Aramaic origin cf G4026 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Of Chaldee origin (compare [ H4026 ]); the tower; Magadala (that is Migdala) a place in Palestine: - Magdala. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Magdala, 1 Mat 15:39