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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #4708 - מִצְפֶּה
Transliteration
Mitspeh
Phonetics
mits-peh'
Origin
the same as (H4707)
Parts of Speech
proper locative noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Mizpeh = "watchtower"
- a city in the district of the Shephelah or lowlands of Judah
- a place in Moab on the east of the Jordan
- a place in Gilead
- a place near Mount Hermon
- a place in Benjamin; also ´Mizpah´
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (14)
Joshua
3
Judges
2
1 Samuel
4
Jeremiah
5
BSB (6)
Joshua
3
Judges
2
1 Samuel
1
CSB (6)
Joshua
4
Judges
2
1 Samuel
1
ESV (13)
Joshua
4
Judges
2
1 Samuel
4
2 Chronicles
1
Jeremiah
4
KJV (15)
Joshua
3
Judges
2
1 Samuel
4
2 Chronicles
1
Jeremiah
5
LEB (10)
Joshua
3
Judges
2
1 Samuel
1
Jeremiah
4
LSB (7)
Joshua
3
Judges
2
1 Samuel
2
N95 (7)
Joshua
3
Judges
2
1 Samuel
2
NAS (7)
Joshua
3
Judges
2
1 Samuel
2
NLT (0)
The
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (14)
Joshua
3
Judges
2
1 Samuel
4
Jeremiah
5
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
II. מִצְמֶּה proper name, of a location1.׳הַמּ in Shephelah of Judah Joshua 15:38, Μας(ς)ηφα.
2 מִצְמֵּהמֿוֺאָב 1 Samuel 22:3, Μασσηφα.
3מִצְמֵּה גִלְעָד Judges 11:29 (twice in verse) (ἡ σκοπιά) probably = ׳רָמַת הַמּ Joshua 13:26 Μας(ση)φα and perhaps מִצְמָּה
2 — Joshua 11:8; Joshua 18:26 see מִצְמָּה 3,4.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
מִצְפֶּה masc. (from the root צָפָה)
(1) a watchtower, Isaiah 21:8 also a lofty place, whence one can see far and wide, whether there be a watchtower built there or not, 2 Chronicles 20:24.
(2) [Mizpeh], pr.n. of several towns situated on lofty places
(a) in the plain country of Judah, Joshua 15:38.
(b) in Moab, 1 Samuel 22:3.
(c) of Gad, Judges 11:22 see מִצְפֶּה No. 1.
(d) of the Benjamites, Joshua 18:26 see מִצְפָּה No. 2. Also
(e) of a valley in the mountains of Lebanon, Joshua 11:8 compare 11:3.
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List of Word Forms
הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה הַמִּצְפָּֽתָה׃ המצפתה המצפתה׃ וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֥ה וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה והמצפה וממצפה מִצְפֵּ֣ה מִצְפֶּ֖ה מצפה ham·miṣ·pā·ṯāh hammiṣpāṯāh hammitzPatah miṣ·peh miṣ·pêh miṣpeh miṣpêh mitzPeh ū·mim·miṣ·pêh umimitzPeh ūmimmiṣpêh vehammitzPeh wə·ham·miṣ·peh wəhammiṣpeh
