H4707 - מִצְפֶּה (mitspeh)

H4707 מִצְפֶּה (mitspeh) mits-peh'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

from 6822; an observatory, especially for military purposes

KJV Usage: watch tower

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מִצְפֶּה (mits.peh) — lookout. watchtower, lookout point

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

מִצְפֶּה (H4707 · H4708)

noun m · צפה

Fortifications

lookout, watchtower = elevated structure ► from which a watch can be kept over the surrounding countryside

2CH 20:24 · ISA 21:8

name

Names of Landforms

Mizpeh = valley; ◄ close to Mount Hermon

JOS 11:8

Names of Locations

Mizpeh = town; ◄ located in the foothills; territory of Judah

JOS 15:38

Names of Locations

Mizpeh = town, also known as Mizpah; ◄ in Gilead; ► location where Jacob and Laban built a monument after their reconciliation; also residence of Jephthah

JOS 13:26 · JDG 11:29 · JDG 11:29

Names of Locations | ≈ מִצְפָּה

Mizpeh, Mizpah = town, also known as Mizpah; ◄ territory of Benjamin; ◄ location where Israel assembled after the atrocity that was committed in Gibeah; location where Israel assembled during the time of Samuel's leadership; residence of governor Gedaliah after the destruction of Jerusalem

JOS 18:26

Names of Locations

Mizpeh = location ◄ in Moab; ► residence of Moabite king

1SA 22:3

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מִצְפֶּה n.m. watch-tower, Is 21:8.

outlook-point, 2 Ch 20:24 on high ground.

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